i newspaper's sales rise to almost 300,000 after Independent closure

Johnston Press title’s circulation increases by 7% in April, but it reports overall 17% falls in print and digital in first quarter

The i newspaper increased its sales by 7% in April to almost 300,000, a rise of almost 20,000 copies a day, making it the single biggest beneficiary of former Independent readers looking for a new national newspaper to buy.

i, which was sold by Evgeny Lebedev to regional newspaper group Johnston Press for £24m in February, reported average sales of 297,849 a day in April, according to its own unaudited figures.

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