Beware of British newspapers. They don't employ fact checkers and simply make things up. The Sunday ones in particular
Read the same story in two different newspapers and you wouldn't think they were talking about the same event.
The Sock
Depends on the papers. The broadsheets are world class (Times, Telegraph etc.) and about as good as you could wish for.
The redtops are trash, but then if you buy a paper based on the girl in the bikini on the front, frankly I doubt analytical thinking is your forte :-)