The Glasgow-based Herald group has reported circulations in print and online up 20 per cent year on year.

The growth is due to the success of the Sunday Herald's stance on being pro-Scottish independence, the launch of nationalist daily newspaper The National and a metered paywall online model which appears to be working.

The group, owned by Newsquest, also publishes the Evening Times newspapers and three websites: heraldscotland.com, eveningtimes.co.uk and thenational.scot.