The Sun on Sunday started after News of the World closed in disgrace . News of the World was at the center of a hacking and fraud scandal . The paper strikes a defensive tone talking about the scandal in its editorial . Rupert Murdoch launched a new British tabloid Sunday to replace his disgraced News of the World , seven months after the best-selling Sunday paper was shut down over a phone-hacking and bribery scandal . It 's trying to replace what was the best - selling paper in Britain .
The Sun on Sunday started after News of the World closed in disgrace . News of the World was at the center of a hacking and fraud scandal . The paper strikes a defensive tone talking about the scandal in its editorial . It 's trying to replace what was the best - selling paper in Britain .