The Sun (newspaper) facts for kids
| Type | Daily newspaper available Monday to Saturday except Christmas Day. |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | News International |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Political alignment | Conservative, Right-wing and Populist |
| Headquarters | Wapping, London |
The Sun is a tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland. By circulation it is the eighth largest newspaper in any language in the world. It is published by News Group Newspapers of News International, itself a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. The Sun has many different categories, for example Sport.
There is also a Scottish (The Scottish Sun), Irish (The Irish Sun) and Polish (the Polski Sun) edition.
Images for kids
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Front page of The Sun (4 May 1982) in early editions following the torpedoing of the Belgrano. This headline was published before it was known the sinking of the vessel had cost 368 lives.
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"Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster", 13 March 1986
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Sun-branded newsagent shop
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The Sun on Sunday front page
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