Mail Online revenue growth of 18 per cent failed to offset a 7 per cent turnover dip experienced by the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday in the year to 30 September.

According to Daily Mail and General Trust’s preliminary results, the three Mail titles' combined revenue dropped 4 per cent from £598m to £572m.

But the operating profit of the Mail businesses was up 12 per cent to £79m, according to DMGT.