DC Thomson is closing The Weekly News next month after 165 years in print, saying the title has become “less relevant” in the digital media landscape.

The Weekly News printed its first edition in 1855 and continued to publish throughout the Crimean, Boer, and both world wars, reaching a peak of nearly 1.5m sales in the 1960s and 70s.

It later evolved from a traditional weekly newspaper to focus on features, nostalgia and cartoons.