If you’ve ever wondered what used to fill that gleaming space before it was a courtyard, well, it formed most of the British Library. From 1997, three storeys and several centuries’ worth of books ...

The British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s largest libraries, has confirmed that a ransomware attack led to the theft of internal data. In late ...

At Britain’s national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London The British Library in London is normally a place of quiet ...

Robbie Griffiths reports You expect some silence in a library. But not this much. The reading rooms of the British Library near King’s Cross are usually home to busy writers and academics ...

RSHP’s long-awaited plans to extend the Grade I-listed British Library in London are back on track after a Japanese investor agreed to finance the scheme Tokyo-based real estate company Mitsui Fudosan ...

Home to the Magna Carta and a collection of handwritten Beatles lyrics, the British Library is a treasure trove of historic artefacts - but that doesn’t mean it’s stuck in the past.