The quality is night and day. The BBC has unfortunately lost the plot in recent months (go to their homepage and see how many stories are headlined with quotations), and every other free source needs to pander to the clicks-for-advertisers market, so stories are rushed, content is emotional, and quantity is prized over quality.

The WSJ is the last remaining quality paper. They increase their prices every year, but I still pay for it. I highly recommend that you do too.