A man reads the online version of Britain's Times newspaper in London, on March 26, 2010. The Times and The Sunday Times will become the first British newspapers to fully charge readers to access the titles online, Rupert Murdoch's News International announced Friday. Customers will be charged one pound (1.10 euro, 1.50 dollars) for one day's access and two pounds for a week's subscription from June, in a move that will be closely watched in a newspaper industry suffering steadily dropping sales. Getty Images logo Getty Images 23 months ago

A man reads the online version of Britain's Times newspaper in London, on March 26, 2010. The Times and The Sunday Times will become the first British newspapers to fully charge readers to access the titles online, Rupert Murdoch's News International announced Friday. Customers will be charged one pound (1.10 euro, 1.50 dollars) for one day's access and two pounds for a week's subscription from June, in a move that will be closely watched in a newspaper industry suffering steadily dropping sales.

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