The Sun has been behind a paywall since August 2013. In November 2014, News UK reported it had signed 225,000 subscribers to its £2-a-week digital service Sun+. In an internal email sent on Friday, Mike Darcey, chief executive of News UK, said the move was a chance to "strengthen our mission to secure a sustainable future for our journalism". He revealed: "From early July, select digital content from The Sun will be available for free".