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Gotcha! The Sun's Coverage of the Belgrano sinking
Possibly one of the most infamous headlines in British newspaper history. On May 4th, 1982 the Sun newspaper ran the headline "Gotcha!" in response to the sinking of Argentinian Naval Ship the ARA General Belgrano. The sinking cost 368 people their lives and the headline has since gained a level of notoriety seldom seen in newspapers. -
Coverage of the Hillsborough Disaster
One of the Sun's most controversial moments is its coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster which left 96 people dead and many more injured. Under the headline "The Truth" the paper published what would later prove to be false allegations about fans pickpocketing crushed victims of the tragedy. Still to this day, in some parts of Liverpool there is a boycott of the Sun newspaper as a result of their coverage of the tragedy. -
Coverage of Boxer Frank Bruno's Mental health problems
In late September 2003, boxer Frank Bruno was hospitalised following significant mental health problems. The Sun newspaper's coverage of the event, with the headline "Bonkers Bruno Locked Up" was widely criticised. -
Closure of the News of the World
In July 2009, The Guardian newspaper published allegations relating to phone-hacking at the News of the World title. These allegations, later proven to be true displayed widespread hacking which not only targeted celebrities but most notoriously, the phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler. On
