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The Sun

The Sun is a tabloid newspaper published in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It is published by the News Group Newspapers division of News UK, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. It is managing a digital transition and is playing catch-up online after being behind a paywall for several years. In September 2019, it had an average daily circulation of 1.2 million.

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The Sun pursues transatlantic ambitions with US web launch

The Sun eyes US audiences with transatlantic expansion plan

David Robinson departs News UK after diversifying The Sun business model

How in-housing media is helping The Sun up revenues and readership

How The Sun built an 800,000 reader database through its integrated promotions strategy

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Scottish Sun editor on how print prudence can improve digital reporting

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The Sun pre-tax loses drop from £63m to £24m in 2017

Once synonymous with the ‘white van man’, the Sun's biggest audience is now women

Political parties unite in letter to Sun editor demanding action on ‘Muslim Problem’ article

The Sun rolls out Savers loyalty programme in bid to extract data from 'anonymous' print audience

'Cor Blimey': UK newspapers react as Theresa May's snap election yields a hung parliament

Kelvin MacKenzie

Kelvin MacKenzie quits The Sun by ‘mutual consent’ in wake of suspension

Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie to depart in wake of ‘gorilla’ jibe at mixed-race footballer

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace gathering spurs the Sun to wrongly publish Prince Philip death story

Kelvin MacKenzie

The Sun apologises for Kelvin MacKenzie column comparing Everton’s Ross Barkley to a gorilla

The Sun suspends former editor Kelvin MacKenzie for 'racist slur' against Ross Barkley

You get what you pay for: The Times on the economics of online news

The Sun claims it has overtaken Trinity Mirror to become the second most read news site in...

The Sun labels Liverpool FC ban on its reporters ‘bad for fans and bad for football’

The Sun racks up £60m loss on back of ad declines and phone hacking charges

BBC political editor adds weight to The Sun's 'Queen backs Brexit' row

The Sun was forced to register as a leave campaign group over £96k Brexit poster

The Sun quietly tests loyalty programme Sun Savers and teases a dedicated division

News UK reshuffles senior team to take a title-led approach to sales and marketing

The Sun's in-house agency Pulse Creative launches first TV ad for Sun Bets

The Sun flatly denies Lindsay Gascoigne’s allegations that reporters planted alcohol outside...

News Corp CEO Robert Thomson bemoans 'angsty' advertisers for revenue dip

Nick Clegg claims Michael Gove was one of the Sun's 'Queen Backs Brexit' sources

The Sun closes gap between content and commerce with Sun Bets launch

Kelvin MacKenzie stands by hijab comments blaming the ‘Twerperati’ for Ipso complaints

Channel 4's Fatima Manji speaks out on hijab smear accusing Kelvin MacKenzie of trying to ‘intimidate...