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We found no free report of these stories, so here is the cheapest legal way into each outlet.

El Confidencial

Read the articles without the EC Exclusivo label for free; for the rest, the lowest price we could confirm is the iPhone app's offer from €4.99 a month, and students should check the website's student offer first.

  • Company subscriptions for staff (Spain)
  • Gift subscription (Spain)
  • Free articles without the EC Exclusivo label (Spain)
Every legal way to read El Confidencial

News Corp Australia papers (The Australian, Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier-Mail, The Advertiser)

Apple News+ (A$19.99/month after a free trial) includes The Australian, Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier-Mail and The Advertiser; if you are a student, check whether your university already provides free News Corp access.

  • State Library of Queensland (PressReader and NewsBank) (Australia)
  • State Library Victoria (Access Australia / NewsBank) (Australia)
  • City of Sydney Library (NewsBank) (Australia)
Every legal way to read News Corp Australia papers (The Australian, Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier-Mail, The Advertiser)

The New York Times

If your public library licenses the Times, your card gets you a free pass, usually for 24 or 72 hours, that you can renew whenever it runs out.

  • Free 72-hour pass with a public library card (United States)
  • 24-hour passes at some libraries (United States)
  • Print replica on PressReader via your library (United States)
Every legal way to read The New York Times

The Economist

Read the weekly edition free on PressReader with a library card if your library offers it. Otherwise, students and teachers should take the 75%-off annual plan.

  • Full weekly edition on PressReader with a library card (United States)
  • University group subscription (United States)
  • Gift articles from Premium subscribers (United States)
Every legal way to read The Economist

The Atlantic

If you already pay for Apple News+, The Atlantic is included. If not, look for the latest magazine issues free in your library's Flipster or PressReader app.

  • Digital magazine issues on Flipster with a library card (United States)
  • Magazine issues on PressReader via your library (United States)
  • Free site access through your college or university (United States)
Every legal way to read The Atlantic

The Telegraph

With a UK library card you can read the full Telegraph edition free in PressReader, and UK students can claim a free year of digital access through Student Beans.

  • Full daily edition free via your library's PressReader (United Kingdom)
  • Non-premium articles are free on the website (United Kingdom)
  • 14-day free trial in the Telegraph app (United Kingdom)
Every legal way to read The Telegraph

Le Parisien

Students should first check whether their university library gives Europresse access, which carries Le Parisien; otherwise the Solo offer at €1 for two months, then €8.99 a month, is the cheapest full access.

  • Le Parisien in Europresse through your university (France)
  • Group subscriptions for companies, public bodies and schools (France)
  • Free articles and gifted articles (France)
Every legal way to read Le Parisien

De Telegraaf

The cheapest legal way in is the annual Digitaal basis offer at €0.99 a week for the first 12 months. Dutch university students should check Nexis Uni through their library first.

  • Telegraaf articles in Nexis Uni through your university (Netherlands)
  • Free articles on telegraaf.nl and in the app (Netherlands)
Every legal way to read De Telegraaf

How this list is made. The ranking comes from aggregated, anonymous counts of paywalled links that readers asked about on 7 November 2026; a link appears only if at least 5 different readers asked about it. We never open the paywalled article: titles are rebuilt from the link itself, so their wording can differ from the headline. Free reports come from the public feeds of outlets that allow it, matched when the day closed. 5 other stories had neither a free report nor a legal route we have checked, so they are left out.

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