'Scurrilous rag' isn't far off IMO, but be aware that the Mail is one of our most successesful papers, and is considered in some quarters a respectable publication. Also be aware, however, that it's standard daily fare is scaremongering about immigrants and foreigners in general, climate change denial, etc., and that it's own readers overwhelmingly considered a recent smear campaign against the dead father of the leader of the parliamentray opposition to have been in poor taste. Not that ,the Mail apologized.   It makes no secret of its rightwing bias, regularly peddles bogus data, and is certainly not a quotable source of reliable information.