influential Sunday newspaper published in London, Eng. It is known around the world for the quality of its reporting and editing and for its coverage of British politics and the arts. It corresponds in quality to its daily counterpart, The Times.

Founded in 1822 as a nationally circulated paper with an independent editorial policy, The Sunday Times reflects the dignified, carefully written, and well-edited character of The Times. For years, reports of Sunday Times correspondents have been syndicated to other major world newspapers. The paper's publication was disrupted and suspended for a year in 1978–79, when unionized employees refused to permit the introduction of modern editing and printing methods; but a settlement was reached, and The Sunday Times maintained its reputation and recovered its high circulation.