UK – from sunderlandecho.com. Web-wise readers have helped make 2009 a bumper year for visits to sunderlandecho.com.

The most-read story of the year, with nearly 50,000 hits, told of Thorney Close twins Kit and Kat Lee, who swapped their life in Sunderland for the adult film world.

Their story was first published in the Echo in September 2008, but their repeat appearance on the Jeremy Kyle show this year and kiss and tell tales in the tabloids has seen web users revisit the article.

Echo digital editor Lee Hall said: “Every time Kit and Kat appear on TV or in papers the number of people reading their story shoots up.

“It’s interesting because it shows the different way in which the website is used.

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“Most people pick up their paper for today’s news, but our most popular stories result from searches, people looking for background information.

“It’s proven to be a great living archive of stories which is the ideal companion to the newspaper.”