The Times is biggest year-on-year faller

News International's The Times has reported a double-digit year-on-year fall in sales for February, as most national daily newspapers suffered circulation declines of between 5% and 10%. The Times recorded an 11.7% year-on-year fall in circulation to 445,962, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures published on Friday. The Times was closely followed by Richard Desmond's Daily Star, which saw circulation fall 10.62% year on year to 718,478. Alexander Lebedev's 20p i, which reported its first officially audited figures last month , had easily the best month among the dailies, increasing its circulation by 31.6% over January to 175,714. About 8,000 copies are supplied for free to British Airways and BMI. i had been supported by a successful advertising campaign, featuring Jemima Khan and Dom Joly, although that has recently ended. Sales are estimated to have eased by about 10,000 a day since. Its Lebedev-owned stablemate the Independent managed to limit its year-on-year sales fall to just 0.56% to hit 182,513, although its figures are heavily supported by bulks – UK and Ireland paid-for circulation is just 85,244. With bulks and foreign sales stripped out, the Independent fell 12.9%. The Daily Mail also performed relatively resiliently, with sales falling just 1.92% year on year to 2,070,625. The Guardian reported a year-on-year fall in circulation of 7.7% to reach 262,612. The UK & Ireland paid-for circulation of the Guardian is 245,664. Daily Telegraph Headline circulation: 628,338 Month-on-month change: -3.51% Year-on-year change: -8.30% Overseas: 19,644 The Times Headline circulation: 445.962 Month-on-month change: -2.47% Year-on-year change: -11.70% Overseas: 20,335 Financial Times Headline circulation: 378,706 Month-on-month change: -1.14% Year-on-year change: -2.95% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 77,065 (20.3% of total) Overseas: 263,633 The Guardian Headline circulation: 262,612 Month-on-month change: -5.98% Year-on-year change: -7.70% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 245,644 (93.5% of total) Overseas: 16,948 The Independent Headline circulation: 182,513 Month-on-month change: -1.36% Year-on-year change: -0.56% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 85,244 (46.7% of total) Overseas: 23,567 Daily Mail Headline circulation: 2,070,625 Month-on-month change: -3.09% Year-on-year change: -1.92% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 1,855,753 (89.6% of total) Overseas: 93,584 Daily Express Headline circulation: 623,603 Month-on-month change: -2.54% Year-on-year change: -7.33% Overseas: 27,973 The Sun Headline circulation: 2,818,344 Month-on-month change: -6.11% Year-on-year change: -5.19% Overseas: 27,923 Daily Mirror Headline circulation: 1,177,220 Month-on-month change: -1.41% Year-on-year change: -4.68% Overseas: 31,525 Daily Star Headline circulation: 718,478 Month-on-month change: -2.16% Year-on-year change: -10.62% Overseas: 10,278 Headline circulation includes lesser rate sales, subscriptions, bulks – copies sold to airlines, rail companies, hotels and gyms for a nominal fee and given free to the public – and distribution in Ireland and overseas. UK and Ireland paid-for circulation excludes bulks and overseas distribution; where this figure is not given, bulks and overseas distribution account for less than 5% of total circulation • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. • If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".