the-times.co.uk

How many times do you buy a paper, read a few articles, get print all over yourself, then leave the papers piling up in the armchair, until you put the rubbish out a week later? A familiar scenario? Well, if so, then I can heartily recommend www.thetimes.co.uk. A site which contains everything you would find in the paper edition, but saves on waste, and allows you to access the relevant articles quickly, and for free. The Times has always been my favourite paper, for its relatively unbiased, well-written, clear and accessible articles, which cover a wide variety of topics and extra features ... more

The website for the Times is slowly and steadily taking shape. It has emerged from being a lightweight to proving a proper hit with me, as the quality of the journalism is exceptional. Whilst the amount of content is still no way near like the paper version, it nevertheless offers a very good service. As an ex-pat it is a much better alternative to paying upto £2.50 a copy for the paper version, which may also be a day out of date. One of the great features is that you can download the Crossword, so that no matter how far away from home you are you can still do the Times Crossword. Overall ... more

The Times is still primarily a paper-based newspaper but in the last year or so it has been trying to cash in on the success of the WWW. Its strength is in the quality of its reporting. If you are reading the Times you can be reasonably assured of factual accuracy and intelligent commentary. Every one of the articles in the paper is replicated on line, with the benefit of more frequent updates around the clock. Breaking news is brought to you as soon as it happens. The problem is often locating the article you want. The daily index is too large to be manageable, while the search facility ... more