by: Mark Sweney | The Guardian

The company controlled by Evgeny Lebedev that publishes the Independent, Evening Standard and i has reported a 22.5% increase in pre-tax losses to £27.4m in the year to 2 October.

A breakdown of the financial accounts of Lebedev Holdings, published at Companies House on Wednesday, show the Independent titles and cut price national i made a pre-tax loss of £18m.