The Mail on Sunday

***The Mail on Sunday*** is a British newspaper. Over six million people read it every week. It was first published in 1982 by Lord Northcliffe. It sells the second biggest amount of Sunday newspapers in Britain after_The News of the World_. The ***Daily Mail*** was launched nearly a century before(1896) and is The Mail on Sunday's _sister paper_.

They are both owned by Associated Newspapers, but the editorial staff are completely separate.

## History

_The Mail on Sunday_ was first launched on 2 May 1982, to go with the _Daily Mail_. The first story ever printed on the front page was the _RAF's bombing of Port Stanley airport in the Falklands_. The Daily Mail and General Trust(DMGT)came up with some tough targets for the paper to reach. Initially DMGT wanted to sell 1.25 million copies a week. But the launch of The Mail on Sunday was not a success. After six weeks, sales were only around 700,000 copies.

Lord Rothermere then brought in the _Daily Mail_'s editor David English (later Sir David). He helped redesign and re-launch The Mail on Sunday. In the first three and a half months, Sir David managed to stop the fall in sales. The circulation then increased to 840,000. Three new sections were introduced:
- The first was a sponsored partwork the first of which was a cookery book.
- The second was a colour comic supplement (something new to the British Sunday newspaper market).
- The third was a magazine called _You magazine_.
Today (2008)the circulation is around 2.3 million, an increase of more than 1.5 million.

The newspaper's reputation developed thanks to Stewart Steven. Its circulation grew from around 1 million to almost 2 million during his time in charge. The editor who followed him was Jonathan Holborow and the current editor is Peter Wright.

## Sections

- _Financial Mail on Sunday_ - now incorporated into the main section of the paper, it includes the award winning _Financial Mail Enterprise_, focusing on small business.
- _You_ - You magazine is a women's magazine featured in the Mail on Sunday. 3 million women and 2.3 million men read it every week.
- _Live_ - this magazine is aimed at men although it also includes the TV listings section. The main features are columns that well-known people write, such as Piers Morgan. It also has a particular stance towards gadgets, and was criticised for brand favouritism.
- _Mail on Sunday 2_ - this includes review, including articles on the arts, books and culture.
- _Sportsmail_ - on the back pages of the Mail. It features a variety of sports and sometimes has an emphasis on alternative sports such as darts and snooker.
- _Football Mail on Sunday_ - reviews the Premier League, the Championship and the Football League games from Saturday as well as most international games.

## Other websites

- _Mail Online_

## Infobox (newspaper)

- **name**: The Mail on Sunday
- **type**: Weekly newspaper
- **format**: Tabloid (newspaper format), Tabloid
- **owners**: Daily Mail and General Trust
- **publisher**: DMG Media
- **editor**: Ted Verity
- **language**: English
- **political**: Conservatism, Conservative
- **circulation**: 1,176,754
- **circulation date**: November 2017
- **headquarters**: Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London, United Kingdom, U.K.
- **issn**: 0263-8878