Daily Mail
Daily Mail
How do we know? Because the Mail, already Britain’s best-selling paper for the fourth consecutive year, grew its market lead by 11%, selling more copies than The Times, Express, Mirror, and Guardian combined. Not that we are complacent – our revamped M+ smashed records by signing up 100,000 subscribers in only 10 months.
Jaw-dropping scoops • Tommy Robinson: In the face of outrageous threats and harassment, our old-fashioned sleuthing tracked down Robinson tweeting from a Cypriot sunbed during the summer riots. • NHS Gender Ideology: We held healthcare chiefs to account and prompted widespread action when FOI requests to every NHS trust revealed a baffling array of unscrutinised controversial gender and diversity policies. • Lord Lucan: In a series of stunning exclusives, veteran reporter Stephen Wright revealed a never-before-seen Scotland Yard report; doubts over the honesty of a key witness; and interviews with Lucan’s previous nanny and the first policeman at the murder scene.
We also revealed that:
A vicious sex offender went on a four-day rampage against eight women after he was discharged from a secure hospital… Axed Post Office boss used sexist and racial slurs… A vexatious job hunter made £35,000 from over 100 disability complaints.
Impactful investigations and campaigns • Cash for Care Jobs: Despite multiple legal threats, our six-month investigation exposed rogue recruiters making millions illegally charging up to £20,000 to secure – often unqualified and ill-treated – migrants care jobs. A Home Office crackdown followed. • Clive Freeman: Our mammoth investigation uncovered disturbing new details undermining Freeman’s murder conviction and 35-year incarceration – concerns shared by two eminent judges and eight forensic experts. A case review by the CCRC is pending. • Justice for Joanna: Killer Robert Brown was set to be released after only 13 years in prison. The Mail joined forces with the mother of his victim Joanna to campaign relentlessly against his release – and Brown was denied parole.
Pioneering podcasts
Last year’s Trial of Lucy Letby series revolutionised court reporting. 2024 brought four more blockbuster cases, a mock trial, a host of awards nods, and 31 million downloads.
Unbeatable foreign reporting
Israel-Hamas: One of the first British newspapers on location, our regular despatches told the stories of ordinary civilians on both sides, keeping the victims of war in the hearts and minds of Middle England.
Unrivalled features and analysis
No one beats the Mail for features, commentary, and interviews
In 2024, our legendary roster of columnists led the way. From big-hitters like Boris Johnson, Sarah Vine, Richard Littlejohn, Andrew Neil, and Jan Moir to new signing Bryony Gordon – all provoked debate, punctured pomposity, and skewered hypocrisy on even the most controversial topics.
Week after week, showbiz supremo Katie Hind scoops her rivals with astonishing exclusives from the world of TV, film, and the celebrity universe.
And in a year of unprecedented hardship for the Royal Family, Mail readers could be no better informed than by Royal heavyweights Richard Kay and Robert Hardman. We were the first to interview: • Giovanni Pernice following the bombshell Strictly “bullying” report – and Graziano di Prima after his shock exit from the show. • Dr Cat Jarman, who explained exactly why she was suing Lady Karen Spencer. • Esther Ghey, who told of her extraordinary friendship with the parent of her daughter’s killer.
Tribute must also be paid to the late Dr Michael Mosley who undoubtedly saved lives with his revolutionary research and straightforward advice, epitomising the best of the Mail's features section.
Top-quality sections for the perfect package Weekend, the nation’s best-read and most comprehensive TV magazine… Femail, Inspire, and our new Secrets and Lives section to entertain and inform our 1 million women readers… authoritative City coverage… indispensable advice from Good Health and MoneyMail… the unmissable Verdict and Match Day pull-outs… and a star-studded line-up for our award-winning sports pages. With impact and quality on every page, who else but the Mail could be crowned Newspaper of the Year?