The Sun (UK Edition) is Britain's highest-selling daily tabloid newspaper, originally launched in 1964 as a broadsheet by IPC to replace the Daily Herald, but transformed into its iconic format in 1969 after acquisition by Rupert Murdoch's News International for £800,000.
Under Murdoch, it shifted to sensationalist coverage of news, crime, sports, celebrity gossip, and Page 3 glamour models, boosting circulation to millions through bold headlines, conservative editorials, and human-interest stories printed at the Wapping plant after the 1986 dispute.
Owned by News UK (part of News Corp), it maintains a massive digital presence at thesun.co.uk with breaking news, viral videos, and opinion pieces appealing to a working-class audience.
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