According to ABC figures the tabloid increased circulation 17.5% to a daily average of 863,805.
Its Sunday title, The Sunday Star also managed to up circulation by 1.5% to an average of 386,266 for the period. The only other Sunday title to show a slight increase was the Sunday Times, also up 1.5% to a figure of 1.2m.
The biggest fall in circulation saw by a national daily newspaper for the period was 16.5% for The Independent. This takes its average daily circulation to 194,947.
The Independent on Sunday is also struggling with a 19.9% drop in circulation for the eriod, giving it an average circulation of 161,719.
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