Times and Sunday Times Web Sites to Charge from June

The Times and Sunday Times newspapers will start charging to access their web sites in June, owner News International (NI) has announced. Users will pay ¬£1 for a day’s access and ¬£2 for a week’s subscription. The move opens a new front in the battle for readership and will be watched closely by the industry. NI chief executive Rebekah Brooks said it was a crucial step towards making the business of news an economically exciting proposition. Both titles will launch new web sites in early May, separating their digital presence for the first time and replacing the existing, combined site, Times Online