The Story of The Mail on Sunday

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The Mail on Sunday launched in 1982 and is now, under the editorship of Peter Wright since 1998, the undisputed leader in the UK middle market with a steady circulation around two and a quarter million.

The paper has constantly grown, evolved and adapted since its birth to reflect the changing habits, interests and aspirations of our readers. The award-winning package now comprises two big newspaper sections plus two glossy magazines. The main section is packed with well-designed news, features, comment and sport pages as well as provocative columns by Patrick Collins, Suzanne Moore, Peter Hitchens and Liz Jones. It contains Financial Mail on Sunday, edited by Lisa Buckingham who firmly believes that money shouldn't be left to the boring men in suits. Her section deals with business and finance in plain language to enable all our readers to understand - and profit. With share tips and the best personal finance columns, it offers sound and impartial advice. Plus, there's our unique Football on Sunday pull-out with reports of every Saturday league game and a feisty column from Piers Morgan.

The Mail on Sunday 2 is our more leisured section with big reads, special features and the hottest exclusive book serialisations. Our critics dissect the latest books, films, theatre and music. The four-page Brain Workout has crosswords, sudoku, Scrabble and quizzes. Or, you can relax with our Travel, Health and Property sections.

The his-and-hers magazines You and Live were jointly named as Supplements of the Year in the British Press Awards. You was the paper's original colour supplement but was the first to focus more on women readers and became the benchmark for any female-oriented supplement. Edited by Sue Peart it features top fashion shoots, intelligent features, food, health and beauty notes plus Zelda West-Meads' problem page, horoscopes and Liz Jones's unmissable diary.

Live magazine (it's pronounced like 'give') offers more man appeal. Editor Gerard Greaves serves a feast of gadgets, men's styling, cars, watches and columns by Dylan Jones, Piers Morgan and Tom Parker Bowles on food - yes, men like to cook too! The magazine also contains 24-page TV listings and guide for the week and heavyweight reportage that wins international awards for in-depth features on subjects like conflict, slavery and global crime.