The Independent surged ahead in January putting on 4.65% to 248,876, making it the star performer of the national broadsheets. The Times is also benefitting from its decision to introduce a compact edition as it posted a 3.83% increase to 660,713 for January, its biggest circulation figure over the last six months.
In the last six-month period, the Telegraph and The Guardian posted their highest circulation figures in September, a month before the launch of the compact Indy, at 934,341 and 395,304 respectively and have continued to post lower results since then.
The Telegraph was up just 0.35% to 914,981 and sales are down 5.4% year on year, although year-on-year the worst performer is still The Times, down 7.02%.
Sales of The Guardian, which has strenuously denied it has a tabloid or "lite" version of its paper ready to roll, were up 2.16% to 383,157, down 3.84% year on year.
Among the broadsheet dailies The Financial Times is the only casualty this month -- its circulation fell 5.6% to 422,543.
The Independent on Sunday was marginally up 0.1% on December to 206,087. There was better news for Guardian Newspapers at The Observer, which was up 3.6% on December at 459,804.
Among the red tops, The Daily Star and its Sunday sister Daily Star Sunday were the best performers. Jordan, who appeared on the ITV1 ratings-winner 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!' has appeared on numerous covers. The Daily Star was up 8.8% to 901,879 putting it ever closer to the 1m mark. The title's readership is up 15.8% year on year while the Daily Star Sunday was up a whopping 20% to 556,751.
Among the other tabloids there was a steady show. The Sun was up 4% to 3,410,701 and The Mirror was up 1% to 1,919,125.
In the mid market, the Daily Express was up 5.5% to 956,649 and the Sunday Express up 7.81% from December on 930,001. The Daily Mail was up 3.21% to 2,485,210 while its Sunday edition was also up 1.5% to 2,364,156.
The Scottish papers fared well. Scotland on Sunday was up 8.14% to 86,158 while The Business's distribution deal with the Mail on Sunday, which is soon to end, has paid off. It is up 9.2% to 306,683 and up a mammoth 166.56% year on year.
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