Unsurprisingly, in the run-up to the general election, the majority of online news sites recorded a boost in traffic in May, with some big increases across the board.

Both the Daily Telegraph and The Times increased their daily circulation by 2.5% period-on-period in May, while i was up 1.2%.

If no news is good news, then April was a good month for national newspapers – with no significant changes to report.

A 7.8% increase in web traffic meant more than 2 million people visited express.co.uk each day in April, according to the latest ABCs.

Following a surge in growth in February, the Independent was unable to continue the upward trend, while the Daily Express online grew 18.5%.

March was a reasonably static month for newspaper circulations with most dips and gains very slight compared to February. The yearly picture was much worse for many titles, however.

While a number of online news sites recorded a decline in traffic in February, the Independent’s digital audience was up by more than 13%.

Amid a sea of declines, The Times is continuing to do something right, with both its daily and Sunday editions managing to increase their circulations over the year, according to the latest ABC results for February.

Between January and December 2016, just two national newsbrands had a readership dominated by print – with the majority of readers now accessing news content via mobile.

While the majority of magazines are still enjoyed in their printed form, mobile continues to play a growing role in readership.