The Mail on Sunday

The greatest accolade for any newspaper is the love and respect of its readers. Proof of this for The Mail on Sunday is our trusted position as Britain’s best-selling Sunday newspaper.

Each week, the paper sells more copies than the Sunday Mirror, Sunday Telegraph, Observer, People and Sunday Express combined!

Exclusive news stories, the UK’s most popular women’s magazine (YOU), thought-provoking and original columnists, the best cartoonist, wise financial advice, ground-breaking health journalism, easy-to-read viewing and culture guides, countless puzzles and knockout sports coverage.

In an epochal year, with the first Labour government since 2010, the MoS gave an insightful ringside view of the shifting landscape of British society.

Political and royal scoops week after week. Revelatory interviews. Celebrity news. Heart-warming human stories. Kick-starting national talking points. Book serialisations. A rich sprinkling of humour.

And campaigns – such as highlighting the shoplifting epidemic and the misery of osteoporosis – which reflect the paper’s core values.

Above all, the newspaper shares readers’ concerns, champions vital causes and strives to create a better world.

Unbeholden to any over-powerful interest group, the MoS relentlessly challenged both Tories and Labour - while keeping public and private organisations under never-ending scrutiny.

SCOOPS GALORE A selection of front-page headlines: ‘Diana’s brother: how I was sexually abused at just 11 by school matron.’ ‘Harry’s Africa charity rangers ‘raped and beat tribes people’’ ‘Security chiefs: PM kept in dark by aide Sue Gray.’ ‘‘Hypocrite’ Rayner’s £48,000 profit on council house sale.’

Having revealed Earl Spencer’s ordeal of being sexually abused by a female matron at school, we spent three months investigating her identity. Our scoop showed that she had spent decades since working with vulnerable people as a mental health nurse. A textbook example of public interest journalism.

The MoS broke the story of Angela Rayner’s questionable living arrangements and pursued it relentlessly. Political Editor Glen Owen’s forensic analysis of social media photos, electoral rolls and council records triggered a major police investigation, but it was just one of his many scoops this year: he was also the first to reveal tensions at No.10 over the role or Sue Gray, precipitating her departure.

Meanwhile, Ian Birrell’s investigation into how a conservation charity that Prince Harry helped run was accused of operating an armed militia that raped and tortured indigenous Africans was campaigning journalism at its best.

The MoS’s showbiz supremo Katie Hind covers celebrity and television like no other. Typical was her unrivalled coverage of the twists and turns of scandal-hit Strictly Come Dancing.

WORLD-BEATER

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump - at 11.11pm London time on a Saturday - saw us replace the first five pages of the first edition for a 2am special. Our rivals were put to shame with their with scant, if any, coverage.

CAMPAIGNS THAT PUT READERS FIRST

Every week, readers thank our Wealth team for its advice on looking after family finances.

The indefatigable Jeff Prestridge has bravely led the way highlighting spiralling insurance premiums, bank branch closures, bosses’ excessive pay and politicians’ raids on retirement pots. Tony Hetherington – the Readers’ Champion - celebrated 30 years of his column in September - an extraordinary record of helping victims of financial wrongdoing and exposing crooked businessmen.

Our Health team campaigned to introduce vital osteoporosis screening and, separately, to limit the work done by NHS staff with inadequate qualifications. Both campaigns led to pledges of change by ministers.

WRITERS WHO SPARK MILLIONS OF DINNER TABLE DEBATES With Sarah Vine, Columnist of the Year four times in the last five years, Peter Hitchens, Liz Jones, Dan Hodges and colleagues across YOU magazine, the MoS has opinion-formers who set the national agenda. THE WISEST, WITTIEST CRITICS The MoS is also the home of the best and brightest critics, ranging from Tom Parker-Bowles’ restaurant reviews, to David Mellor on opera, and Deborah Ross with the best TV shows, to name but a few. THE NATION’S FAVOURITE

Constantly adapting to the digital world, The Mail on Sunday continues to enlighten, cheer and support readers with a cocktail of drop-everything-and-read-this exclusive stories, important campaigns, horizon-widening views and guides to navigating daily life. The nation’s favourite Sunday newspaper and surely, by any measure, Sunday Newspaper of the Year.