# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://www.bbc.co.uk

**Date:** April 7, 2026  
**URL:** https://www.bbc.co.uk  
**Overall Grade:** B (83/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/48ffa220-88a8-30f7-2a03-bafd48840904

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-inline' found in script source — Security > Content Security Policy
2. **[WARNING]** 154 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Performance > Page Weight Budget
3. **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers
4. **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers
5. **[WARNING]** External script from nav.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Security > Subresource Integrity

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 6 |
| Accessibility | 86 |
| Best Practices | 100 |
| SEO | 100 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (B — 80/100)

*7 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[WARNING]** HSTS is missing includeSubDomains — Without includeSubDomains, subdomains can still be accessed over HTTP.
- **[PASS]** X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured
- **[PASS]** X-Frame-Options is properly configured
- **[PASS]** Referrer-Policy is properly configured
- **[PASS]** Permissions-Policy is set
- **[PASS]** Content-Security-Policy is present
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing — COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — COEP prevents loading cross-origin resources without explicit permission. Required for SharedArrayBuffer and high-resolution timers.
- **[PASS]** X-Powered-By header is not present
- **[PASS]** Server header is present without version info

### Content Security Policy (B — 80/100)

*8 of 10 CSP checks passed*

- **[INFO]** Raw CSP policy
- **[PASS]** default-src directive is set
- **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-inline' found in script source — 'unsafe-inline' allows inline <script> tags, defeating CSP against XSS. Remove it and use nonces or hashes instead.
- **[PASS]** No 'unsafe-eval' in script source
- **[PASS]** No wildcard in script source
- **[PASS]** object-src is set to 'none'
- **[PASS]** base-uri is properly restricted
- **[PASS]** frame-ancestors directive is set
- **[PASS]** form-action directive is set
- **[PASS]** upgrade-insecure-requests is enabled

### TLS & Certificates (A+ — 100/100)

*TLS 1.3, 7 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 is used
- **[PASS]** Strong cipher suite is used
- **[INFO]** HTTP/2 is not negotiated — HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.
- **[PASS]** Certificate is valid (expires in 110 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 3 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 21 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA

### Cookie Security (A+ — 100/100)

*No cookies set — no cookie security risks*

- **[PASS]** No cookies set — no cookie security risks

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## Advanced Security

### Subresource Integrity (F — 20/100)

*0 of 59 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from sb.scorecardresearch.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from nav.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.files.bbci.co.uk lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.

### JS Library Vulnerabilities (A+ — 100/100)

*No known vulnerabilities*

- **[PASS]** No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected

### Information Leakage (A+ — 100/100)

*No exposures*

- **[PASS]** security.txt is present — good practice
- **[PASS]** No sensitive files exposed

### Email Security (F — 30/100)

*No DMARC*

- **[WARNING]** No DMARC record found — Without DMARC, email receivers have no policy for handling authentication failures.

### Permissions-Policy (A+ — 100/100)

*17 directives, 0 missing*

- **[PASS]** accelerometer=() — blocked for all origins
- **[INFO]** autoplay=(self "https://emp.bbc.com" "https://emp.bbc.co.uk" "http://emp.bbc.com" "http://emp.bbc.co.uk")
- **[PASS]** camera=() — blocked for all origins
- **[INFO]** document-domain=(self "https://emp.bbc.com" "https://emp.bbc.co.uk" "http://emp.bbc.com" "http://emp.bbc.co.uk")
- **[PASS]** encrypted-media=() — blocked for all origins
- **[INFO]** fullscreen=(self "https://emp.bbc.com" "https://emp.bbc.co.uk" "http://emp.bbc.com" "http://emp.bbc.co.uk")
- **[INFO]** geolocation=(self)
- **[PASS]** gyroscope=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** magnetometer=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** microphone=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** midi=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** payment=() — blocked for all origins
- **[INFO]** picture-in-picture=(self "https://emp.bbc.com" "https://emp.bbc.co.uk" "http://emp.bbc.com" "http://emp.bbc.co.uk")
- **[PASS]** screen-wake-lock=() — blocked for all origins
- **[INFO]** sync-xhr=(self)
- **[PASS]** usb=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** xr-spatial-tracking=() — blocked for all origins

### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100)

*No CORS headers*

- **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default

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## Performance

### Page Weight Budget (F — 15/100)

*3.4 MB transferred, 154 requests*

- **[WARNING]** Page weighs 9.1 MB (3.4 MB transferred)
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 1.7 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[INFO]** Fonts are 518 KB — consider subsetting or using system fonts — Subset fonts to include only used characters, or switch to system font stacks.
- **[WARNING]** 154 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Each request adds latency. Bundle small files, use sprites, or eliminate unnecessary requests.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.72 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (D — 50/100)

*98% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 98% of page weight (3.3 MiB of 3.4 MiB)
- **[PASS]** Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)

### Text Compression (A+ — 100/100)

*All text resources are compressed*

- **[PASS]** All text resources are compressed

### Image Optimization (B — 75/100)

*32 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[PASS]** All images are well-optimized

### JS Execution Cost (A+ — 100/100)

*No JS execution data*

- **[PASS]** No significant JS execution detected

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*8 fonts (518 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 8 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (F — 20/100)

*90 scripts, 690 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/core/bundle-compon...: 201 KB unused (50%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/core/bundle-produc...: 173 KB unused (77%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/core/bundle-compon...: 80 KB unused (49%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/core/bundle-compon...: 74 KB unused (54%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/core/bundle-pwa.90...: 57 KB unused (90%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 690 KB

### Resource Caching (A+ — 100/100)

*All resources properly cached*

- **[PASS]** No caching issues found

### Critical Rendering Path (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected

### Resource Hints (A+ — 100/100)

*No optimization needed*

- **[PASS]** No resource hint issues

### Render-Blocking Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources detected*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected in <head>

### Third-Party Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No third-party resources detected*


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## Content Quality

### Links (A+ — 100/100)

*200 links checked, 200 healthy, 0 broken*

- **[PASS]** 200 of 200 links are healthy

### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100)

*No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.*

- **[PASS]** No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS

### Open Graph (A — 90/100)

*Open Graph tags are well configured for social sharing.*

- **[CRITICAL]** og:image is not reachable — The og:image URL could not be fetched. Social platforms won't be able to display it.
- **[INFO]** og:title is short (10 characters) — Ideal length is 25–60 characters for social sharing previews.

### Structured Data (A+ — 100/100)

*1 JSON-LD block(s) found — structured data is well configured.*

- **[PASS]** Custom type "CollectionPage" — unable to validate specific properties

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## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (B — 80/100)

*4 A records, 24 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
- **[INFO]** No IPv6 (AAAA) records
- **[WARNING]** CNAME record at zone apex — A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
- **[INFO]** No NS records found
- **[INFO]** No MX records — email not configured via DNS
- **[INFO]** CAA records not checked — CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
- **[INFO]** No SPF record found in TXT records — SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
- **[PASS]** DNS resolution time: 24 ms

### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirects — direct access*

- **[PASS]** No redirects — direct access

### IPv6 Readiness (C — 60/100)

*No IPv6 support*

- **[INFO]** No IPv6 (AAAA) records found — IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.

### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100)

*robots.txt present, sitemap with 6 URLs*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 6 entries
- **[PASS]** Sitemap index with 6 child sitemaps
- **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap

### URL Variants (A — 90/100)

*www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS*

- **[PASS]** www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: www)
- **[WARNING]** HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301

### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100)

*bbc.co.uk — via British Broadcasting Corporation [Tag = BBC]*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Dec 13, 2034 (8 years, 9 months remaining)
- **[PASS]** Registrar: British Broadcasting Corporation [Tag = BBC]

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## Compliance

### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100)

*No testable criteria*


### Cookie Consent & Privacy (B — 80/100)

*No consent signals detected*

- **[WARNING]** No privacy policy link detected — A privacy policy page is recommended for transparency and may be legally required.
- **[INFO]** No terms of service link detected
- **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected
- **[INFO]** This is an automated check, not legal advice — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators of consent management. This does not constitute a legal compliance assessment. Consult a privacy professional for GDPR/CCPA compliance.

### Language & i18n (A — 90/100)

*Lang attribute present*

- **[PASS]** <html lang> attribute is present
- **[PASS]** <html lang> value is valid
- **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header
- **[INFO]** Language signals are inconsistent — The <html lang> attribute and Content-Language header should agree.

### Readability & Typography (A+ — 100/100)

*Font sizes and tap targets checked*


### Viewport Configuration (A+ — 100/100)

*Viewport properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Viewport meta tag is present
- **[PASS]** width=device-width is set
- **[PASS]** User zooming is allowed

### Third-Party Trackers (C — 55/100)

*1 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 1 third-party trackers detected — Found 1 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 0 tag manager trackers.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 1 trackers but no cookie policy was detected. GDPR requires disclosure when using tracking cookies.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no privacy policy found — Most data protection regulations require a privacy policy when collecting user data via trackers.

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## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (C — 60/100)

*3 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://www.bbc.com/usingthebbc/privacy, linked from footer.
- **[WARNING]** Terms of Service not detected — No link matching common Terms of Service URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Terms of Service, especially those collecting user data.
- **[PASS]** Cookie Policy detected — Found at https://www.bbc.com/usingthebbc/cookies, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Accessibility Statement detected — Found at https://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/.
- **[INFO]** DMCA / Copyright Notice not detected — No link matching common DMCA / Copyright Notice URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a DMCA / Copyright Notice, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Refund / Returns Policy not detected — No link matching common Refund / Returns Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Refund / Returns Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Acceptable Use Policy not detected — No link matching common Acceptable Use Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Acceptable Use Policy, especially those collecting user data.

### Copyright Notice (A+ — 100/100)

*© 2026 BBC*

- **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2026 BBC
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: BBC

### Regulatory Indicators

*2 regulatory indicator(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** This is a technical scan, not a legal assessment — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators that may suggest regulatory relevance. This is not a compliance audit and should not be relied upon for legal decisions. Consult qualified legal counsel for compliance assessments.
- **[INFO]** GDPR indicators detected (moderate confidence) — Indicators suggesting GDPR may be relevant: Privacy policy page found. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents.
- **[INFO]** ADA indicators detected (moderate confidence) — Indicators suggesting ADA may be relevant: Accessibility statement page found. Americans with Disabilities Act / Section 508 — requires digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

*0 third-party service(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** Data inventory for transparency purposes — This inventory identifies third-party services that receive data from your site visitors. Under regulations like GDPR (Article 30), maintaining records of data processing activities is commonly considered a best practice. This automated scan provides a starting point — it may not capture all data flows.
- **[INFO]** No recognized third-party data-sharing services detected — This page does not appear to load external tracking, analytics, or advertising scripts.

### Compliance Badges (C — 55/100)

*0 compliance badge(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** No compliance badges detected — No recognized compliance certification badges or seals were found. This is common — many sites do not display compliance badges.

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (A+ — 100/100)

*Fastly (HIT)*

- **[PASS]** Site is served via Fastly CDN
- **[PASS]** CDN cache status: HIT

### HTTP Caching (B — 70/100)

*private, stale-if-error=90, stale-while-revalidate=30, max-age=0, must-revalidate*

- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[INFO]** No ETag or Last-Modified header — Conditional requests (304 Not Modified) are not possible without validators.

### Transport Security (A+ — 100/100)

*HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis*

- **[PASS]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) supported — The server advertises HTTP/3 via Alt-Svc for faster connections on mobile networks.
- **[PASS]** HSTS enabled (preload)
- **[INFO]** HSTS missing includeSubDomains — Without includeSubDomains, HSTS only protects the exact domain.
- **[PASS]** HSTS preload enabled
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (A+ — 100/100)

*5 landmarks*

- **[PASS]** <main> landmark present
- **[PASS]** 1 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link present
- **[PASS]** Search landmark present

### Heading Hierarchy (A — 85/100)

*83 headings, 1 skip(s)*

- **[PASS]** Single H1 present
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H1 → H3 (missing H2) — Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.

### Alt Text Quality (A — 90/100)

*All 87 images OK*

- **[INFO]** 22 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters
- **[PASS]** 5 decorative image(s) correctly marked
- **[PASS]** 60 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (A+ — 100/100)

*No form controls*

- **[PASS]** No form controls on this page

### Link & Button Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*200 links, 34 buttons — all OK*

- **[PASS]** 200 link(s) with descriptive text

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (B — 80/100)

*HTTP 404, custom page*

- **[PASS]** Correct 404 status code returned
- **[PASS]** Custom styled 404 page
- **[PASS]** Navigation links present on 404 page
- **[PASS]** Homepage link present on 404 page

### Favicon & Branding (B — 80/100)

*44 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[PASS]** Apple touch icon present
- **[PASS]** Multiple icon sizes detected

### Web Manifest (A+ — 95/100)

*PWA-ready*

- **[PASS]** Meets PWA install criteria
- **[PASS]** Name present: BBC
- **[PASS]** 192x192 icon present
- **[PASS]** 512x512 icon present
- **[PASS]** Display mode: standalone

### Dark Mode Support (B — 80/100)

*Dark mode detected*

- **[PASS]** color-scheme meta tag present — The site declares support for light and dark color schemes via <meta name='color-scheme'>.
- **[INFO]** Theme-color present but no dark variant — A theme-color is set but no dark-specific variant was found. The browser toolbar may not adapt for dark mode users.
- **[INFO]** Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles — External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

### Print Stylesheet (D — 40/100)

*No print styles*

- **[INFO]** No print-specific styles detected — When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

### Navigation UX (D — 50/100)

*2 navigation pattern(s)*

- **[PASS]** Search functionality detected
- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link detected
- **[PASS]** 1 navigation landmark(s) detected

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (A+ — 100/100)

*Properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[PASS]** Canonical is self-referencing
- **[PASS]** Canonical matches final URL after redirects
- **[PASS]** Canonical target returns 200

### Meta Tags (A — 90/100)

*Title: 10 chars*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[WARNING]** Title is only 10 characters — consider expanding
- **[PASS]** Title and H1 are well-aligned

### Content Depth (A — 85/100)

*1980 words, Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 1980 words — good depth for search engines
- **[INFO]** Text-to-HTML ratio is 2% — Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Difficult (grade 17)

### Internal Links (A+ — 100/100)

*161 internal, 39 external*

- **[PASS]** 161 internal links (80%)
- **[PASS]** 100% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** 161 internal / 39 external links

### Image SEO (B — 80/100)

*87 images, 3 descriptive filenames*

- **[WARNING]** 97% of images have non-descriptive filenames — Search engines use filenames as a signal. Rename to descriptive names like 'team-photo.jpg'.

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (D — 50/100)

*0.81g CO2 per view*

- **[INFO]** 0.81g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 3.4 MB, producing an estimated 0.81g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.02g, network 0.17g, end-user device 0.62g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 97.0 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 97.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 12128 smartphones.
- **[PASS]** Green hosting reduces data center emissions

### Green Hosting (A — 85/100)

*Green (cdn)*

- **[PASS]** Fastly CDN uses renewable energy — Since most traffic is served through the CDN, the majority of data transfer energy is renewable.
- **[INFO]** Fastly: 100% renewable energy for edge network
- **[INFO]** Green hosting status based on known provider commitments — Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.

### Repeat Visit Weight (A+ — 100/100)

*95% cached*

- **[PASS]** 95% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 165 KB (vs 3498 KB first visit). 150 of 154 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.77g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.04g CO2 (first visit: 0.81g)

### Carbon Budget (D — 50/100)

*55th percentile*

- **[WARNING]** 0.81g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g) — Heavier than an estimated 45% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 55th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (B — 80/100)

*80% efficient*

- **[INFO]** Transfer efficiency: 80% — An estimated 690 KB (20%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 690 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.16g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.

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