Two Scottish Sunday newspapers experienced circulation drops of more than a fifth during the first half of 2016.

Both Scotland on Sunday and the Sunday Herald saw decreases of more than 20pc for January to June 2016, when compared to the same period the previous year, according to today’s ABC Figures.

The pair were among only six paid-for weekly and Sunday titles across the United Kingdom to have their full figures published because most of the big regional publishers opt for annual figures, which were released in February.

Scotland on Sunday’s circulation now sits at 19,059, a 21.1pc decrease, while the Sunday Herald’s is at 21,613 (-25.5pc).

Of the free weeklies to have figures published today, four Bullivant Media titles in the West Midlands saw their circulations increase year-on-year.

Of those, the Stratford upon Avon Observer’s increased the most, by 16pc, to 16,142.

The full list of paid-for weeklies, in order of year-on-year percentage change, is as follows:

The full list of free weeklies, in order of year-on-year percentage change, is as follows: