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The Sun on Sunday is to publish for the first time next weekend, News International has announced.The Sun on Sunday is to publish for the first time next weekend, News International has announced.
An email to all staff said that Rupert Murdoch, boss of parent company News Corporation, would "be staying in London to oversee the launch".An email to all staff said that Rupert Murdoch, boss of parent company News Corporation, would "be staying in London to oversee the launch".
Mr Murdoch flew in to the UK last week, and told Sun staff that a Sunday edition would be launched "very soon".Mr Murdoch flew in to the UK last week, and told Sun staff that a Sunday edition would be launched "very soon".
News International shut down its Sunday paper, the News of the World, last year amid the scandal over phone hacking.News International shut down its Sunday paper, the News of the World, last year amid the scandal over phone hacking.
There had been speculation about the possibility of a Sunday edition of the Sun since then, said BBC media correspondent Torin Douglas.There had been speculation about the possibility of a Sunday edition of the Sun since then, said BBC media correspondent Torin Douglas.
A gap in the market had been left by the News of the World's closure, he said, but as tabloid sales were declining it was unclear how much demand there was for the Sun for an extra day a week.A gap in the market had been left by the News of the World's closure, he said, but as tabloid sales were declining it was unclear how much demand there was for the Sun for an extra day a week.
The internal memo from News International chief executive Tom Mockridge said: "As you know, News Corporation has made clear its determination to sort out what has gone wrong in the past and we are fundamentally changing how we operate as a business.The internal memo from News International chief executive Tom Mockridge said: "As you know, News Corporation has made clear its determination to sort out what has gone wrong in the past and we are fundamentally changing how we operate as a business.
"The commitment of News Corporation to invest in a new edition is the strongest possible message of support we could wish for.""The commitment of News Corporation to invest in a new edition is the strongest possible message of support we could wish for."
He went on: "This is our moment. I am sure every one of us will seize the opportunity to pull together and deliver a great new dawn for The Sun this Sunday." He went on: "This is our moment. I am sure every one of us will seize the opportunity to pull together and deliver a great new dawn for the Sun this Sunday."
A report on the Sun website quoted editor Dominic Mohan as saying: "This is a truly historic moment in newspaper publishing and I am proud to be part of it."A report on the Sun website quoted editor Dominic Mohan as saying: "This is a truly historic moment in newspaper publishing and I am proud to be part of it."
Speaking to BBC News, media commentator Steve Hewlett said: "Some of the plans have been in place for some time. If you are going to do it, you might as well just do it." Speaking to BBC News, former News of the World TV editor Tom Latchem said he expected the new paper to sell well.
Former News of the World political editor David Wooding said: "The readership of the News of the World didn't want that paper to close." "Certainly, there is no newspaper at the moment that comes close on a Sunday to matching what the News of the World was able to do, not only in the size of its readership but the money that was spent on it," he said.
They had wanted justice and for those whose phones had been hacked to be compensated, he said. "The Sun has got a remarkably loyal readership. I think [former News of the World readers] will go back to the Sun on Sunday.
"The only people who don't want this new paper are the sort of people who didn't buy it anyway." "Whether you like the Sun or whether you like the News of the World or whether you don't, it's a great move for British newspaper journalism at a time when sales and advertising revenue are dwindling."
On a visit to News International's headquarters in Wapping, east London, on Thursday, Mr Murdoch pledged "unwavering support" for his journalists.On a visit to News International's headquarters in Wapping, east London, on Thursday, Mr Murdoch pledged "unwavering support" for his journalists.
'Perverted democracy''Perverted democracy'
Since last November, 10 current and former Sun senior reporters and executives have been arrested over alleged corrupt payments to public officials.Since last November, 10 current and former Sun senior reporters and executives have been arrested over alleged corrupt payments to public officials.
Anger has been expressed by some Sun staff at the decision of News Corporation's management and standards committee - set up to investigate allegations of wrongdoing - to pass information to the police.Anger has been expressed by some Sun staff at the decision of News Corporation's management and standards committee - set up to investigate allegations of wrongdoing - to pass information to the police.
Trevor Kavanagh, the paper's associate editor told the BBC the paper's publisher, News International, was the subject of a "witch-hunt" and the arrest of journalists at the paper as part of the police investigation was "disproportionate".
"There are journalists in every other newspaper, including those leading the charge against us, who deploy exactly the same methods and procedures of trying to unearth stories which are in the public interest," he said.
Last week, Mr Murdoch lifted the suspensions of the arrested workers, but said their detentions had been a "great source of pain", adding: "Illegal activities simply cannot and will not be tolerated."Last week, Mr Murdoch lifted the suspensions of the arrested workers, but said their detentions had been a "great source of pain", adding: "Illegal activities simply cannot and will not be tolerated."
A number of people have contacted the BBC to express their views on the new newspaper.A number of people have contacted the BBC to express their views on the new newspaper.
Graham Forsyth, from Chard, in Somerset, said the Sun had "perverted democracy" and took "populist views", while providing "no balance".Graham Forsyth, from Chard, in Somerset, said the Sun had "perverted democracy" and took "populist views", while providing "no balance".
"I wouldn't buy the Sun on Sunday. The Sun is feeding a dislike and hatred of any socialist policies - it's almost like the Tea Party in the States," he said. "I wouldn't buy the Sun on Sunday. The Sun is feeding a dislike and hatred of any socialist policies - it's almost like the Tea Party in the [United] States," he said.
But Raymond Morris, from Luton, took a different view.But Raymond Morris, from Luton, took a different view.
He used to buy the News of the World and said he felt other Sunday newspapers were "boring".He used to buy the News of the World and said he felt other Sunday newspapers were "boring".
Mr Morris told the BBC: "When it comes to phone hacking it doesn't really affect me or bother me. It wasn't very nice, was it, but if one paper does it maybe other papers do it too. Mr Morris told the BBC: "When it comes to phone hacking it doesn't really affect me or bother me. It wasn't very nice, was it? But if one paper does it maybe other papers do it too.
"Thank God for the the Sun on Sunday: I can't wait, well done.""Thank God for the the Sun on Sunday: I can't wait, well done."