'The Sun' rises again

Updated On Feb 27, 2012 02:46 am IST
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First copies of 'The Sun on Sunday' are displayed at the News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London. (AFP photo/John Stillwell) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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First copies of 'The Sun on Sunday' are displayed at the News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London. (AFP photo/John Stillwell)

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A printing plant employee checks the first copies of 'The Sun on Sunday' at the News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London. (AFP photo/John Stillwell) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A printing plant employee checks the first copies of 'The Sun on Sunday' at the News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London. (AFP photo/John Stillwell)

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A newsagent poses with copies of the newly-published 'The Sun on Sunday' weekly tabloid, in central London. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A newsagent poses with copies of the newly-published 'The Sun on Sunday' weekly tabloid, in central London. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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A customer buys the first edition of 'The Sun on Sunday' for sale at Charring Cross station in London. (Reuters/Olivia Harris) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A customer buys the first edition of 'The Sun on Sunday' for sale at Charring Cross station in London. (Reuters/Olivia Harris)

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A person holds up Sunday's edition of the new British Newspaper 'The Sun on Sunday' in London. Rupert Murdoch's Sun on Sunday tabloid rolled off the presses for the first time, with a pledge that the paper replacing the scandal-hit News of the World would abide by ethical standards. (AFP photo/Miguel Medina) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 27, 2012 02:46 am IST

A person holds up Sunday's edition of the new British Newspaper 'The Sun on Sunday' in London. Rupert Murdoch's Sun on Sunday tabloid rolled off the presses for the first time, with a pledge that the paper replacing the scandal-hit News of the World would abide by ethical standards. (AFP photo/Miguel Medina)

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A Billboards outside the News International buildings in Wapping advertises 'The Sun on Sunday' in London. (AFP photo/Ben Stansall) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Billboards outside the News International buildings in Wapping advertises 'The Sun on Sunday' in London. (AFP photo/Ben Stansall)

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A person holds up Sunday's edition of the new British Newspaper 'The Sun on Sunday'. Rupert Murdoch's Sun on Sunday tabloid rolled off the presses for the first time, with a pledge that the paper replacing the scandal-hit News of the World would abide by ethical standards. (AFP photo/Miguel Medina) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 27, 2012 02:46 am IST

A person holds up Sunday's edition of the new British Newspaper 'The Sun on Sunday'. Rupert Murdoch's Sun on Sunday tabloid rolled off the presses for the first time, with a pledge that the paper replacing the scandal-hit News of the World would abide by ethical standards. (AFP photo/Miguel Medina)

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News Corporation Chief Rupert Murdoch holds up a copy of the newly launched 'The Sun on Sunday' newspaper as he leaves his London home. (AFP photo/Carl Court) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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News Corporation Chief Rupert Murdoch holds up a copy of the newly launched 'The Sun on Sunday' newspaper as he leaves his London home. (AFP photo/Carl Court)

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Copies of 'The Sun on Sunday' are displayed for sale, on the first day of publication, in a newsagents in Wembley, north London. (Reuters/Andrew Winning) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Copies of 'The Sun on Sunday' are displayed for sale, on the first day of publication, in a newsagents in Wembley, north London. (Reuters/Andrew Winning)

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Chairman and chief executive officer of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, arrives to see the first copies of the new edition of The Sun on Sunday at the News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Chairman and chief executive officer of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, arrives to see the first copies of the new edition of The Sun on Sunday at the News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London. (AFP Photo)

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A newspaper seller unloads copies of the first edition of The Sun on Sunday for sale at Charring Cross station in London. The launch of the new newspaper follows last year's closure of the News of the World, amid the scandal over phone hacking. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A newspaper seller unloads copies of the first edition of The Sun on Sunday for sale at Charring Cross station in London. The launch of the new newspaper follows last year's closure of the News of the World, amid the scandal over phone hacking. (Reuters)

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Copies of the newly published The Sun on Sunday weekly tabloid are seen in central London. News Corp.'s The Sun on Sunday launches this weekend, promising the same irreverent attitude that has kept The Sun tabloid at the top of the British newspaper market, even as its proprietor fights to limit the damage caused by the long-running phone hacking scandal. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 27, 2012 02:46 am IST

Copies of the newly published The Sun on Sunday weekly tabloid are seen in central London. News Corp.'s The Sun on Sunday launches this weekend, promising the same irreverent attitude that has kept The Sun tabloid at the top of the British newspaper market, even as its proprietor fights to limit the damage caused by the long-running phone hacking scandal. (AP Photo)

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A combination photograph shows the Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, posing for a photograph with the first edition of The Sun in 1969 (L) and with the first edition of The Sun on Sunday as it comes off the presses at Broxbourne, southern England on February 25, 2012. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A combination photograph shows the Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, posing for a photograph with the first edition of The Sun in 1969 (L) and with the first edition of The Sun on Sunday as it comes off the presses at Broxbourne, southern England on February 25, 2012. (Reuters)

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First copies of the new The Sun on Sunday are displayed at the News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London. The chairman and chief executive officer of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, said he wanted the paper replacing the scandal-hit News of the World to sell over two million copies. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 27, 2012 02:46 am IST

First copies of the new The Sun on Sunday are displayed at the News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London. The chairman and chief executive officer of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, said he wanted the paper replacing the scandal-hit News of the World to sell over two million copies. (AFP Photo)

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An employee checks copies of the new The Sun on Sunday at the News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London. Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, said he wanted the paper replacing the scandal-hit News of the World to sell over two million copies. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 27, 2012 02:46 am IST

An employee checks copies of the new The Sun on Sunday at the News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London. Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, said he wanted the paper replacing the scandal-hit News of the World to sell over two million copies. (AFP Photo)

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The News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London, where the new The Sun on Sunday got its first press run. The chairman and chief executive officer of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, said he wanted the paper replacing the scandal-hit News of the World to sell over two million copies. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 27, 2012 02:46 am IST

The News Printers plant in Broxbourne, outside London, where the new The Sun on Sunday got its first press run. The chairman and chief executive officer of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, said he wanted the paper replacing the scandal-hit News of the World to sell over two million copies. (AFP Photo)

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A handout photo provided by News International Group Ltd shows the chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, holding the first edition of The Sun on Sunday as it came off the presses at Broxbourne, outside London. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 27, 2012 02:46 am IST

A handout photo provided by News International Group Ltd shows the chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, holding the first edition of The Sun on Sunday as it came off the presses at Broxbourne, outside London. (AFP Photo)

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