Time to start using my Mullvad browser sigh.

Nearly 60 and a grandma.

Thank you for all that extra info.

Swiss Cow is down as well it sees.

Just use a VPN , ProtonMail have a VPN and the basic level is free and works very well at getting around geo locked sites. I use Mullvad, another VPN that is affordable at £5 a month.

There are browser extensions that let you bypass paywalls or you can read an archived version. there are more tips here : https://www.wikihow.com/Access-News-Articles-for-Free

Proton mail is excellent and comes with a decent VPN that is free for personal use.

I am using Ublock and sponsor block,so far no adverts but it is always good to have more tools,just in case.Thank you for the links :)

Try unblockit.zip.