Only one newspaper managed to increase year-on-year sales in May. The Sunday "Times" rose by just 0.2 percent to reach 844,528. "The Guardian" and The "Times" were the best-performing dailies -- slipping 2.8 per cent and 0.6 percent, respectively. "The Independent" fared the worst, dropping 17 percent year-on-year. "The Evening Standard" also rose the circulation of its free London daily newspaper during May from 700,000 at the start of year to 897,000 in May.