C — https://thetimes.co.uk | BeaverCheck Audit

Site Health

Score: 72 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Room to improve — your 8.1s load time is above Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

Several missing protections leave your users and data exposed.

Several issues make your site difficult for assistive technology users.

Well-optimized for search — your content is discoverable.

Good server performance with room for optimization.

Mostly compliant — a few items need attention.

Rich content metadata — your pages look great everywhere.

Heavier than average — reducing page weight saves energy and bandwidth.

How is this calculated?

The overall score is a weighted average of individual category scores. Categories with more impact on user experience and security carry more weight.

Performance 25%Security 25%Accessibility 15%SEO 10%Infrastructure 10%Compliance 8%Content 5%Sustainability 2%

Weights reflect general web best practices. Individual needs may differ.

How the composite score is calculated

How you compare

Cart Functionality sites average 72

At average

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Amazon Route 53 sites average 72

At average

Better than 29% of Amazon Route 53 sites See full Amazon Route 53 benchmark →

Top Priorities (5)

Content-Security-Policy header is missing

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Security Headers

HSTS header is missing

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Security Headers

No Content-Security-Policy header found

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Content Security Policy

Page weighs 18.3 MB (5.9 MB transferred)

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Performance › Page Weight Budget

24 button(s) with no accessible text

Accessibility issues exclude users with disabilities — up to 15% of your potential audience.

Accessibility › Link & Button Quality

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Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Impact

Quick Wins

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

High impact, requires investment.

Easy Improvements

Small gains, minimal effort.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

Deprioritize

Low impact, high effort — do last.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

← Low effort High effort →

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What fixing these means

Your site performs reasonably well, but a few targeted fixes could meaningfully improve results. Your LCP of 8.1s exceeds Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold and the 1 performance issue below directly contributes to it. Addressing the critical issues below would have the most immediate impact on your user trust.

3 security gaps detected — browsers may warn visitors about your site.

Your LCP is 8.1s — fixing the 1 performance critical could bring it under Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

1 accessibility issue excludes users who rely on assistive technology.

Return on Investment

£375 investment → £4,744/month returns + GBP 18,050,000 risk avoided

Payback period: < 1 month First-year ROI: +15080%

Investment

£375

5h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

£4,744 /mo

~£56,926 / year

Conversions recovered £4,743
Bandwidth savings £1.16

Regulatory risk avoided

GBP 18,050,000

if kept compliant

UK GDPR GBP 17,500,000
PECR GBP 500,000
Equality Act 2010 GBP 50,000

Payback period

0 12mo 24mo

£113 — in quick wins — start here for the fastest payback

Figures combine localized regulatory fine ceilings, search/conversion value priced against local CPC, and bandwidth waste estimates. Results depend on implementation quality and audience composition. Not legal or financial advice.

Full methodology & sources

Estimated Remediation Cost

£375

5.0 developer hours at £75/hr

Based on United Kingdom rates (£75/hr)

Quick wins

£113 3 fixes in ~90 minutes

Start here for the best return on investment

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

Adjust assumptions

Custom rate

£ /hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

£1,504,168 / month at risk

~£18,050,014 / year if left unfixed

Compliance Risk

£18,050,000

UK GDPRPECREquality Act 2010

No privacy policy link detected
UK GDPR: GBP 10,000 – GBP 17,500,000
1 advertising/retargeting trackers detected
UK GDPR: GBP 10,000 – GBP 17,500,000
Trackers detected but no cookie policy found
UK GDPR: GBP 10,000 – GBP 17,500,000

+6 more

Bandwidth Waste

£1.16 /mo

18480.1 MB/mo × 0.063 GBP/GB

Optimize transfer: save ~1.8 MB per page load
Saves £1.16/mo

Compliance figures represent the statutory maximum fine for the most severe triggered category, capped per regulation — not the sum of per-finding penalties. Based on published regulatory fine ranges. This is not legal advice.

Compliance methodology · SEO assumptions · Bandwidth model

Your performance is already good — improvements may show diminishing returns

Monthly visitors

Unique monthly visitors from your analytics

Conversion rate (%)

Purchases, signups, or key actions

Avg. order value

Optional — for revenue estimation

additional conversions/month

more engaged visitors from reduced bounce

potential monthly revenue

Current bounce (est.)

After fixes (est.)

Estimated bounce reduction

Fix 5 critical issues to capture this value

How this is calculated

Based on Google/Deloitte research ("Milliseconds Make Millions") showing a ~7% bounce rate increase per additional second of LCP above the 2.5s "Good" threshold.

Your site's LCP: → estimated after fixes.

These are estimates based on industry research — actual results vary

Bounce-rate model & assumptions

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Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

5.41 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

8.07 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

7.15 s

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.003

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

10.36 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

35.58 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more ▾

Most users today run browsers that natively support ES6+, async/await, optional chaining, and the rest of modern JavaScript. Transpiling to ES5 'just in case' adds 20-40% to your bundle for no benefit. Configure your build to target a modern browserslist, or ship a differential bundle pair (modern + legacy) with the module/nomodule pattern.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js	300.0 s	325.9 KiB
cdn.permutive.com/88a66e5c-8fe8-48af-9c6c-3ec3f4983aad-web.js	900.0 s	250.7 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/prebid.times_render.min.js	900.0 s	196.4 KiB
www.thetimes.com/assets/optimizely/custom/tnl_custom_snippet.js	120.0 s	147.7 KiB
/scripts/08f3140e964d35efaaa94ba9f2cdbf9edafbfde6673ba81f...	3600.0 s	169.3 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/Notice.8f529.js	3600.0 s	91.3 KiB
client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/publisher.js	3600.0 s	82.2 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/ads.times_render.min.js	900.0 s	66.4 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.js	3000.0 s	71.4 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js	3600.0 s	42.0 KiB
tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.js	300.0 s	27.4 KiB
nid.thetimes.com/prod/sp/nid_sp.js	3600.0 s	23.3 KiB
assets.zephr.com/zephr-browser/1.9.1/zephr-browser.umd.js	0.0 ms	13.3 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.595....	300.0 s	10.7 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.667....	300.0 s	10.3 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.666....	300.0 s	10.2 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.577....	300.0 s	10.1 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.598....	300.0 s	7.9 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/Notice.30929.css	3600.0 s	6.7 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.653....	300.0 s	5.1 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg-button.css	3000.0 s	5.2 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/internal-cs/default/beacon-and.js	86400.0 s	7.8 KiB
uk-script.dotmetrics.net/Scripts/ncs-script.js?v=362	0.0 ms	2.9 KiB
cdn.brandmetrics.com/tag/3507d3a478cd4f59b15eb40434141032/thetimes.js	3600.0 s	3.6 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.638....	300.0 s	2.2 KiB
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/3360	3600.0 s	2.7 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/polyfills.01516.js	3600.0 s	2.3 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.639....	300.0 s	1.5 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/dfp	900.0 s	755 B
/hit.gif?id=15319&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.com%2F&d...	86400.0 s	1.2 KiB
/utag/tiqapp/utag.v.js?a=newsinternational/thetimes.d.des...	300.0 s	429 B
ads.thetimes.com/ip-check	86400.0 s	322 B

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:104.877 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:2.92 source:map[column:175221 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.thetimes.com/d/js/times-web-page-channel.6040ac26444aefcabe6f.chunk.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:4.143 source:map[column:155510 line:23 type:source-location url:https://www.thetimes.com/d/js/times-web-page-channel.6040ac26444aefcabe6f.chunk.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:32.928 source:map[column:233529 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.thetimes.com/d/js/app.6008216be742a34044e9.chunk.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:4.561 source:map[column:374491 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.thetimes.com/d/js/app.6008216be742a34044e9.chunk.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.807 source:map[column:131826 line:28 type:source-location url:https://players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:61.154 source:map[column:78516 line:0 type:source-location url:https://players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js urlProvider:network]]]

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.

title: Preconnected origins

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
Migrants in life vests board a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain from n… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//f220b3fe-8944-4533-ac7f-3f737001c639....	44.2 KiB	36.9 KiB
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shaking han… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//96ca99d1-6c3d-4420-a54d-82dfefa2ac89....	41.8 KiB	34.9 KiB
David Parrish, an ultra-marathon runner, with his dog on his back, smiling at t… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//39a139a5-cb6b-4ec1-aef0-ea57ff2c8cb0....	41.4 KiB	34.5 KiB
Collage of a mansion and two men. `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//d3b9723f-3340-421f-b1bd-08cd3d7594af....	90.7 KiB	29.7 KiB
Samantha Niblett MP sitting at a table with a notebook and coffee. `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//13bae922-ef38-4225-a2eb-634eb7112ad3....	34.6 KiB	28.9 KiB

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 883 ms

URL	Time Spent
thetimes.co.uk/	883 ms
www.thetimes.com/	0.0 ms

Diagnostics

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more ▾

This is the Lighthouse audit fired when too much JS is shipped relative to what executes. The fix isn't a config flag — it requires bundle analysis (webpack-bundle-analyzer, rollup-plugin-visualizer), splitting routes into chunks, lazy-loading off-screen components, and removing unused dependencies. Fundamentally different from minification: minifying reduces byte count, this reduces what's downloaded at all.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 300 ms 1.3 MiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.thetimes.com/d/js/times-web-page-channel.6040ac26444aefcabe6f.chunk.js	538.9 KiB	269.2 KiB
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.times-components.a448bf2fd11b621e97e7.chunk.js	234.7 KiB	232.9 KiB
players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js	325.4 KiB	196.2 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/prebid.times_render.min.js	195.9 KiB	164.8 KiB
www.thetimes.com/assets/optimizely/custom/tnl_custom_snippet.js	146.0 KiB	80.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-X7E6ERDZVV&cx=c&gtm=4e64e1h1	165.3 KiB	64.1 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/Notice.8f529.js	90.9 KiB	60.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-RF939SNGE0&cx=c&gtm=4e64e1h1	146.6 KiB	60.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-12345	136.4 KiB	56.8 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/ads.times_render.min.js	65.9 KiB	30.9 KiB
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.lodash.51c524d677df22142a61.chunk.js	38.5 KiB	27.5 KiB
www.thetimes.com/d/js/app.6008216be742a34044e9.chunk.js	81.9 KiB	27.0 KiB
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.newskit.b5269896129ca98237ab.chunk.js	63.5 KiB	26.7 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/unified/4.40.1/usnat.f12613136193900e32e2.bundle.js	41.8 KiB	21.4 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Total CPU Time	Script Evaluation	Script Parse
www.thetimes.com/d/js/times-web-page-channel.6040ac26444aefcabe6f.chunk.js	4.0 s	3.3 s	373 ms
www.thetimes.com/	3.5 s	821 ms	276 ms
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.newskit.b5269896129ca98237ab.chunk.js	1.9 s	1.5 s	57 ms
Unattributable	1.5 s	104 ms	0.0 ms
players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js	1.4 s	946 ms	203 ms
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.times-components.a448bf2fd11b621e97e7.chunk.js	1.2 s	911 ms	239 ms
consent.thetimes.com/Notice.8f529.js	850 ms	677 ms	57 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-X7E6ERDZVV&cx=c&gtm=4e64e1h1	749 ms	567 ms	79 ms
assets.zephr.com/zephr-browser/1.9.1/zephr-browser.umd.js	651 ms	632 ms	17 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-12345	505 ms	422 ms	65 ms
tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.js	425 ms	392 ms	19 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-RF939SNGE0&cx=c&gtm=4e64e1h1	404 ms	339 ms	62 ms
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.639....	390 ms	383 ms	0.6 ms
js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-spa-1.266.0.min.js	338 ms	294 ms	16 ms
ads.thetimes.com/prebid.times_render.min.js	338 ms	233 ms	102 ms
consent.thetimes.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js	305 ms	250 ms	21 ms
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.scheduler.b357b8dd10c545c2bedb.chunk.js	298 ms	36 ms	1.6 ms
ads.thetimes.com/ads.times_render.min.js	289 ms	247 ms	34 ms
www.thetimes.com/assets/optimizely/custom/tnl_custom_snippet.js	278 ms	168 ms	109 ms
/scripts/08f3140e964d35efaaa94ba9f2cdbf9edafbfde6673ba81f...	226 ms	129 ms	96 ms
consent.thetimes.com/unified/4.40.1/usnat.f12613136193900e32e2.bundle.js	225 ms	163 ms	61 ms
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.newskit-themes.9149d9cfca292bd6e2c3.chunk.js	127 ms	1.4 ms	125 ms
nid.thetimes.com/prod/sp/nid_sp.js	96 ms	36 ms	35 ms
consent.thetimes.com/unified/4.40.1/gdpr-tcf.27718c8cb9d29947d2c1.bundle.js	91 ms	66 ms	25 ms
www.thetimes.com/d/js/app.6008216be742a34044e9.chunk.js	79 ms	6.5 ms	68 ms
/index.html?hasCsp=true&message_id=1462000&consentUUID=nu...	71 ms	2.4 ms	5.3 ms
www.thetimes.com/d/js/swg.init.bundle-2602120174.js	66 ms	40 ms	6.7 ms
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.js	63 ms	26 ms	36 ms
sb.scorecardresearch.com/cs/6035523/beacon.js	60 ms	51 ms	3.4 ms

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Category	Time Spent
Script Evaluation	13.0 s
Script Parsing & Compilation	2.5 s
Style & Layout	2.2 s
Other	2.0 s
Parse HTML & CSS	545 ms
Garbage Collection	500 ms
Rendering	265 ms

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reason	Failure type
The page has an unload handler in the main frame.	Actionable

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 23.0 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
@font-face{font-family:Roboto-Regular; … } …	12.5 KiB	12.0 KiB
.cxmMQM { border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; … } …	11.0 KiB	11.0 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
www.thetimes.com/d/js/times-web-page-channel.6040ac26444aefcabe6f.chunk.js	539.5 KiB
/v1/static/5436121856001/9f3b0721-7559-418f-82f0-34d4e6e0...	346.5 KiB
/imageserver/image//663d4487-0734-4d16-a556-ab12dbd72a1b....	339.2 KiB
players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js	325.9 KiB
cdn.permutive.com/88a66e5c-8fe8-48af-9c6c-3ec3f4983aad-web.js	250.7 KiB
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.times-components.a448bf2fd11b621e97e7.chunk.js	235.3 KiB
www.thetimes.com/	231.5 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/prebid.times_render.min.js	196.4 KiB
/imageserver/image//0e5c908e-0fc8-42f1-acb1-2d1eb141ee46....	186.8 KiB
/scripts/08f3140e964d35efaaa94ba9f2cdbf9edafbfde6673ba81f...	169.3 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL
Crosswords `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-efqjdh > div.css-m6q179 > img.css-b0ik26`	www.thetimes.com/d/img/puzzles/new-svg-icons/crosswordclub-bab367331b.svg
Sudokus `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-efqjdh > div.css-1m6025e > img.css-b0ik26`	www.thetimes.com/d/img/puzzles/new-svg-icons/sudoku-82ab496537.svg
Word Puzzles `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-efqjdh > div.css-160grzl > img.css-b0ik26`	www.thetimes.com/d/img/puzzles/new-svg-icons/polygon-20e7fe15fe.svg
Numbers And Logic `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-efqjdh > div.css-1cznpkm > img.css-b0ik26`	www.thetimes.com/d/img/puzzles/new-svg-icons/futoshiki-e545c14b3c.svg
The Times & The Sunday Times `div#top-nav-container > div.css-1k0jrp2 > a.css-6f84nx > img.css-1b1qla6`	www.thetimes.com/d/img/TimesBrandMark-748c3b1679.webp

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●Font display

●LCP breakdown

●LCP request discovery

●Modern HTTP

●Render blocking requests

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify CSS

●Minify JavaScript

●User Timing marks and measures 32 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 20 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 220 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 240 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

ARIA

Assistive technologies, like screen readers, can't interpret ARIA attributes with invalid values. Learn more about valid values for ARIA attributes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Open Search `div.css-rgzt88 > div#top-nav-container > a > button.css-9my8jc`

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Names and labels

When a button doesn't have an accessible name, screen readers announce it as "button", making it unusable for users who rely on screen readers. Learn how to make buttons more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.css-128tvvg > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-rl0dul `div.css-128tvvg > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-rl0dul`
div.css-1s0afzm > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-tv6sze `div.css-1s0afzm > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-tv6sze`
div.css-scfek8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1xgjhpe `div.css-scfek8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1xgjhpe`
div.css-1wfh0t8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-kzmtyy `div.css-1wfh0t8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-kzmtyy`
div.css-11rt2wr > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1y1oh5k `div.css-11rt2wr > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1y1oh5k`
div.css-fzacen > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1uthnd2 `div.css-fzacen > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1uthnd2`
div.css-rmdsy4 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1qg9yak `div.css-rmdsy4 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1qg9yak`
div.css-13dwo3c > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1miqkf6 `div.css-13dwo3c > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1miqkf6`
div.css-16emzsh > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1wi27n5 `div.css-16emzsh > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1wi27n5`
div.css-1wfh0t8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-kzmtyy `div.css-1wfh0t8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-kzmtyy`
div.css-1kxkjzb > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1q95566 `div.css-1kxkjzb > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1q95566`
div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap`
div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap`
div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap`
div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap`

Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Open Search `div.css-rgzt88 > div#top-nav-container > div.css-1smju7m > a`
section.css-1x7s6xy > div.css-c3rutd > div.css-ch1f3c > a.css-1xfpats `section.css-1x7s6xy > div.css-c3rutd > div.css-ch1f3c > a.css-1xfpats`

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
56 minutes ago `div > div.grouped-article > div.css-2k5lbk > span.css-n2r6lw`
COMMENT `div > div.grouped-article > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
REZA PAHLAVI `div > div.grouped-article > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-y837vj > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`
41 minutes ago `div > div.grouped-article > div.css-2k5lbk > span.css-n2r6lw`
POLITICAL SKETCH \| TOM PECK `div.css-1lbbuqf > div.grid-area--content > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
10 minutes ago `div.css-1lbbuqf > div.grid-area--content > div.css-2k5lbk > span.css-n2r6lw`
11 minutes ago `div.lead-article > div.content > div.css-2k5lbk > span.css-n2r6lw`
THE TIMES DIARY `div.css-1lbbuqf > div.grid-area--content > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`
10 minutes ago `div.css-wek4mj > div > div.css-1jsrlz8 > span.css-n2r6lw`
SHANE WATSON `div.css-52c2gb > div.css-syejc > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
BEN MACHELL `div.css-52c2gb > div.css-yn1xct > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
DEBORAH ROSS `div.css-52c2gb > div.css-yn1xct > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`
Becky Holmes `div.css-eyspfo > div.css-1yz5ayv > a.css-12jspul > span`
Sarah Sackman `div.css-eyspfo > div.css-1yz5ayv > a.css-12jspul > span`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`
10 minutes ago `div.css-h3sd9w > div > div.css-2k5lbk > span.css-n2r6lw`
10 minutes ago `div.css-h3sd9w > div > div.css-2k5lbk > span.css-n2r6lw`
10 minutes ago `div.css-h3sd9w > div > div.css-2k5lbk > span.css-n2r6lw`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

A value greater than 0 implies an explicit navigation ordering. Although technically valid, this often creates frustrating experiences for users who rely on assistive technologies. Learn more about the `tabindex` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Skip to content `body#top > div.AccessibilityLinks > a.u-hide`

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Enjoy unlimited digital access. `div.css-1x6275u > div.css-qv552d > div > h4`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Tables and lists

Screen readers require list items (`<li>`) to be contained within a parent `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` to be announced properly. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Home `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-home-mobile`
UK `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-uk-mobile`
World `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-world-mobile`
Comment `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-comment-mobile`
Money `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-money-mobile`
Life & Style `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-life & style-mobile`
Business `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-business-mobile`
Sport `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-sport-mobile`
Culture `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-culture-mobile`
Travel `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-travel-mobile`
Obituaries `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-obituaries-mobile`
Puzzles `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-puzzles-mobile`
Magazines `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-mobile-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-magazines-mobile`

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Best practices

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Should I buy shares in IMI? `div.css-1d2smxu > div.css-52c2gb > div.css-g6motg > a.article-headline`

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

●Skip links are focusable.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○Form elements have associated labels

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / Warning	Source
Topics	ads.thetimes.com/prebid.times_render.min.js line 10, col 389021
Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.	www.thetimes.com/ line 7, col 17823

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Source	Description
nid.thetimes.com/prod/sp/nid_sp.js line 6, col 74061	`Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'q')`

Source maps translate minified code to the original source code. This helps developers debug in production. In addition, Lighthouse is able to provide further insights. Consider deploying source maps to take advantage of these benefits. Learn more about source maps.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Use a strong HSTS policy

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Crawling and Indexing

Search engines may use `href` attributes on links to crawl websites. Ensure that the `href` attribute of anchor elements links to an appropriate destination, so more pages of the site can be discovered. Learn how to make links crawlable

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Uncrawlable Link
BACK TO TOP `footer.GlobalFooter > div.GlobalFooter-backToTopSection > div.GlobalFooter-container > a.GlobalFooter-backToTop`

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Document has a meta description

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links have descriptive text

●robots.txt is valid

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop

Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience. — Desktop

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

1.32 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

1.69 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

957 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.036

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

6.97 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

12.61 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more ▾

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js	300.0 s	325.9 KiB
cdn.permutive.com/88a66e5c-8fe8-48af-9c6c-3ec3f4983aad-web.js	900.0 s	250.7 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/prebid.times_render.min.js	900.0 s	196.1 KiB
www.thetimes.com/assets/optimizely/custom/tnl_custom_snippet.js	120.0 s	147.7 KiB
/scripts/08f3140e964d35efaaa94ba9f2cdbf9edafbfde6673ba81f...	3600.0 s	169.3 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/Notice.8f529.js	3600.0 s	91.3 KiB
client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/publisher.js	3600.0 s	82.4 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/ads.times_render.min.js	900.0 s	66.4 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.js	3000.0 s	71.4 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js	3600.0 s	42.0 KiB
tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.js	300.0 s	27.4 KiB
nid.thetimes.com/prod/sp/nid_sp.js	3600.0 s	23.3 KiB
assets.zephr.com/zephr-browser/1.9.1/zephr-browser.umd.js	0.0 ms	13.3 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.595....	300.0 s	10.7 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.667....	300.0 s	10.3 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.666....	300.0 s	10.2 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.577....	300.0 s	10.1 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.598....	300.0 s	7.9 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/Notice.30929.css	3600.0 s	6.7 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.653....	300.0 s	5.0 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg-button.css	3000.0 s	5.2 KiB
uk-script.dotmetrics.net/Scripts/ncs-script.js?v=362	0.0 ms	2.9 KiB
cdn.brandmetrics.com/tag/3507d3a478cd4f59b15eb40434141032/thetimes.js	3600.0 s	3.6 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/internal-cs/default/beacon.js	86400.0 s	6.7 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.638....	300.0 s	2.2 KiB
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/3360	3600.0 s	2.7 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/polyfills.01516.js	3600.0 s	2.3 KiB
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.639....	300.0 s	1.4 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/dfp	900.0 s	668 B
/hit.gif?id=15319&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.com%2F&d...	86400.0 s	1.2 KiB
/utag/tiqapp/utag.v.js?a=newsinternational/thetimes.d.des...	300.0 s	429 B
ads.thetimes.com/ip-check	86400.0 s	320 B

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:108.45 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:4.58 source:map[column:155510 line:23 type:source-location url:https://www.thetimes.com/d/js/times-web-page-channel.6040ac26444aefcabe6f.chunk.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:18.304 source:map[column:233529 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.thetimes.com/d/js/app.6008216be742a34044e9.chunk.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:5.195 source:map[column:374491 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.thetimes.com/d/js/app.6008216be742a34044e9.chunk.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.377 source:map[column:131826 line:28 type:source-location url:https://players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:53.409 source:map[column:78516 line:0 type:source-location url:https://players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
Baby elephant being bottle-fed through zoo bars. `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//7d450ad8-3adc-4530-a4fd-80ed42ebe76f....	10.6 MiB	10.7 MiB
poster-img `div.css-6sogoh > div.brightcove-player-container > div.poster-image-wrapper > img.poster-image`	/imageserver/image//663d4487-0734-4d16-a556-ab12dbd72a1b....	894.5 KiB	851.4 KiB
poster-img `div.css-6sogoh > div.brightcove-player-container > div.poster-image-wrapper > img.poster-image`	/imageserver/image//0e5c908e-0fc8-42f1-acb1-2d1eb141ee46....	315.4 KiB	272.3 KiB
Collage of an illustration of William Shakespeare's portrait and an outdoor str… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//7567f6a6-b2a0-4dd4-bb9c-09ce0fd402b4....	100.6 KiB	97.2 KiB
Collage of Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra and Mr. … `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//b6bdfcb7-064a-4832-91bc-4db03a720cb1....	92.9 KiB	89.6 KiB
Collage of a man in a red t-shirt and Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Archie, and … `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//ca145338-7247-452f-a366-b411d393fb02....	89.6 KiB	86.3 KiB
Collage of a mansion and two men. `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//d3b9723f-3340-421f-b1bd-08cd3d7594af....	90.7 KiB	84.6 KiB
Collage of a woman in a black shirt and a man in a blue suit with a yellow tie. `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//0a623b7d-19ca-4f6a-b06d-21db39419475....	78.4 KiB	75.1 KiB
Illustration of Abdullah Sabah Albadri, a bald man with a long dark beard and g… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//856ab124-9cca-473e-853f-f71290865dab....	80.5 KiB	74.3 KiB
Collage of a man running outdoors and a woman holding dumbbells in a gym. `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//2940bc09-4c7b-40d8-8e77-8846716720c9....	74.8 KiB	71.5 KiB
Collage of a woman speaking on the left and a man speaking on the right, both a… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//7b75e17a-0044-4cd3-80b9-7cca929efdb7....	71.2 KiB	67.8 KiB
poster-img `div.css-6sogoh > div.brightcove-player-container > div.poster-image-wrapper > img.poster-image`	/imageserver/image//327b38e7-0eef-4664-b700-2a328e4c6b97....	89.4 KiB	63.5 KiB
New young German police officer trainees throw their hats in the air after taki… `div.lead-article-image > a.article-image > picture > img.css-1g81tul`	/imageserver/image//cafe7ea2-a075-454d-8361-7451f8fdacde....	96.2 KiB	60.8 KiB
Collage of Justin Bieber, a woman with a blonde streak in her hair, and Victori… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//d77db4d7-5cc2-434a-9eeb-77ff5ceb653f....	52.4 KiB	49.6 KiB
Queen Elizabeth II wearing a crown and robe, seated on a throne while reading t… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//f079f552-ee0a-484a-8ea2-8b9ccf54badb....	48.8 KiB	46.1 KiB
Dua Lipa performing during her Radical Optimism Tour, wearing a pink corset and… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//03ed58df-64f4-4684-96ed-fc4b116e6833....	48.1 KiB	45.4 KiB
Migrants in life vests board a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain from n… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//f220b3fe-8944-4533-ac7f-3f737001c639....	44.2 KiB	41.7 KiB
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//59d4e4e1-da8d-42db-bde1-d6160259ac93....	42.6 KiB	40.2 KiB
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shaking han… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//96ca99d1-6c3d-4420-a54d-82dfefa2ac89....	41.8 KiB	39.5 KiB
David Parrish, an ultra-marathon runner, with his dog on his back, smiling at t… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//39a139a5-cb6b-4ec1-aef0-ea57ff2c8cb0....	41.4 KiB	39.0 KiB
Collage of a woman in a black top and another woman in a white halter top with … `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//af3fb2fe-7d4c-4a4d-a932-47c712be0f55....	35.9 KiB	34.0 KiB
Samantha Niblett MP sitting at a table with a notebook and coffee. `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//13bae922-ef38-4225-a2eb-634eb7112ad3....	34.6 KiB	32.7 KiB
Nicole Kidman promoting "Practical Magic 2" at CinemaCon. `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//ba9d1ec0-d33c-42db-ba76-8b91ff57360b....	34.4 KiB	32.5 KiB
British Chancellor Rachel Reeves gives a ministerial statement at the House of … `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//0bcca191-17f7-467c-bca3-2b57944b09dd....	25.6 KiB	24.1 KiB
Illustration of red lips on a yellow background with words like "BAMPOT", "PILL… `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//302342f4-fb40-4fd2-9b71-92458b815306....	23.5 KiB	22.2 KiB
The Times & The Sunday Times `div.css-18ul79m > div.css-8pqzzf > a > img`	www.thetimes.com/d/img/theTimesMasthead-c38e02434a.webp	24.5 KiB	22.0 KiB
Chief Constable Kate Meynell reads a statement to the press. `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//14f6c266-1c1e-4b89-b4db-60be686c97af....	23.9 KiB	21.6 KiB
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy carrying a red ministerial box. `div.article-image > a > picture > img.css-1oltdf3`	/imageserver/image//97f714e8-9865-4eec-9b16-8302191cdf31....	22.8 KiB	21.5 KiB
Meghan Markle with MasterChef Australia judges and guest judges. `div.lead-article-image > a.article-image > picture > img.css-1g81tul`	/imageserver/image//a360b85f-745d-4210-ad80-56dd21f2a27b....	37.5 KiB	21.1 KiB
Collage of a burger and a man wearing sunglasses. `div.lead-article-image > a.article-image > picture > img.css-1g81tul`	/imageserver/image//a85a1e63-b82f-432c-b76f-e0194d5f73fa....	34.9 KiB	19.6 KiB
Collage of Vladimir Putin's head, military jets, cargo ships, and the NATO star. `div.lead-article-image > a.article-image > picture > img.css-1g81tul`	/imageserver/image//dcf31ab6-be38-4bd0-bbde-695d55b010a4....	33.8 KiB	19.0 KiB
The Times & The Sunday Times `div.css-1smju7m > div.css-1p3a6hb > a.css-6f84nx > img.css-1b1qla6`	www.thetimes.com/d/img/TimesBrandMark-748c3b1679.webp	5.3 KiB	4.8 KiB

Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:label label:Subpart valueType:text] map[key:duration label:Duration valueType:ms]]

items: [map[duration:1974.0510001220703 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:35.36499987792969 label:Resource load delay subpart:resourceLoadDelay] map[duration:54.647 label:Resource load duration subpart:resourceLoadDuration] map[duration:479.443 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]

lhId: page-32-DIV

nodeLabel: Meghan Markle with MasterChef Australia judges and guest judges.

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,3,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV,5,DIV,0,SECTION,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV

selector: div.css-1jyp3dm > div.css-e0ep94 > div.lead-media-container > div.lead-article-image

snippet: <div class="lead-article-image lcpItem css-pnuqfb">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

title: Preconnected origins

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 329 ms

URL	Time Spent
thetimes.co.uk/	329 ms
www.thetimes.com/	0.0 ms

Keep the server response time for the main document short because all other requests depend on it. Learn more about the Time to First Byte metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 1.7 s

URL	Time Spent
www.thetimes.com/	1.8 s

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more ▾

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 80 ms 1.3 MiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.thetimes.com/d/js/times-web-page-channel.6040ac26444aefcabe6f.chunk.js	539.8 KiB	269.7 KiB
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.times-components.a448bf2fd11b621e97e7.chunk.js	235.1 KiB	233.3 KiB
players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js	325.4 KiB	195.8 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/prebid.times_render.min.js	195.7 KiB	164.6 KiB
www.thetimes.com/assets/optimizely/custom/tnl_custom_snippet.js	146.0 KiB	80.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-X7E6ERDZVV&cx=c&gtm=4e64e1	165.3 KiB	63.4 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/Notice.8f529.js	90.9 KiB	61.6 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-RF939SNGE0&cx=c&gtm=4e64e1	146.6 KiB	60.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-12345	136.4 KiB	57.7 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/ads.times_render.min.js	66.0 KiB	30.8 KiB
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.lodash.51c524d677df22142a61.chunk.js	38.5 KiB	27.5 KiB
www.thetimes.com/d/js/app.6008216be742a34044e9.chunk.js	81.9 KiB	26.8 KiB
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.newskit.b5269896129ca98237ab.chunk.js	63.5 KiB	26.8 KiB
consent.thetimes.com/unified/4.40.1/usnat.f12613136193900e32e2.bundle.js	41.8 KiB	21.4 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Total CPU Time	Script Evaluation	Script Parse
www.thetimes.com/d/js/times-web-page-channel.6040ac26444aefcabe6f.chunk.js	983 ms	825 ms	99 ms
www.thetimes.com/	910 ms	211 ms	54 ms
Unattributable	612 ms	29 ms	0.0 ms
players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js	392 ms	259 ms	47 ms
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.newskit.b5269896129ca98237ab.chunk.js	385 ms	327 ms	17 ms
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.times-components.a448bf2fd11b621e97e7.chunk.js	284 ms	224 ms	53 ms
consent.thetimes.com/Notice.8f529.js	201 ms	166 ms	14 ms
assets.zephr.com/zephr-browser/1.9.1/zephr-browser.umd.js	166 ms	163 ms	1.9 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-X7E6ERDZVV&cx=c&gtm=4e64e1	137 ms	117 ms	20 ms
consent.thetimes.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js	130 ms	93 ms	5.8 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-12345	116 ms	96 ms	15 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-RF939SNGE0&cx=c&gtm=4e64e1	110 ms	92 ms	17 ms
www.thetimes.com/assets/optimizely/custom/tnl_custom_snippet.js	106 ms	72 ms	34 ms
tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.js	105 ms	99 ms	5.3 ms
js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-spa-1.266.0.min.js	82 ms	71 ms	4.5 ms
ads.thetimes.com/prebid.times_render.min.js	81 ms	51 ms	29 ms
/utag/newsinternational/thetimes.d.desktop/prod/utag.638....	79 ms	78 ms	0.3 ms
ads.thetimes.com/ads.times_render.min.js	71 ms	59 ms	9.2 ms
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.scheduler.b357b8dd10c545c2bedb.chunk.js	69 ms	9.9 ms	0.4 ms
consent.thetimes.com/unified/4.40.1/usnat.f12613136193900e32e2.bundle.js	62 ms	46 ms	16 ms
/scripts/08f3140e964d35efaaa94ba9f2cdbf9edafbfde6673ba81f...	54 ms	35 ms	19 ms

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Category	Time Spent
Script Evaluation	3.2 s
Other	725 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation	622 ms
Style & Layout	509 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	164 ms
Garbage Collection	107 ms
Rendering	80 ms

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reason	Failure type
The page has an unload handler in the main frame.	Actionable

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 24.6 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
.cxmMQM { border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; … } …	12.9 KiB	12.9 KiB
@font-face{font-family:Roboto-Regular; … } …	12.4 KiB	11.7 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
/imageserver/image//7d450ad8-3adc-4530-a4fd-80ed42ebe76f....	10.6 MiB
/imageserver/image//663d4487-0734-4d16-a556-ab12dbd72a1b....	894.8 KiB
www.thetimes.com/d/js/times-web-page-channel.6040ac26444aefcabe6f.chunk.js	540.3 KiB
/v1/static/5436121856001/9f3b0721-7559-418f-82f0-34d4e6e0...	346.5 KiB
players.brightcove.net/5436121856001/TkNT2u3xG_default/index.min.js	325.9 KiB
/imageserver/image//0e5c908e-0fc8-42f1-acb1-2d1eb141ee46....	315.8 KiB
cdn.permutive.com/88a66e5c-8fe8-48af-9c6c-3ec3f4983aad-web.js	250.7 KiB
www.thetimes.com/d/js/npm.times-components.a448bf2fd11b621e97e7.chunk.js	235.7 KiB
www.thetimes.com/	233.0 KiB
ads.thetimes.com/prebid.times_render.min.js	196.1 KiB

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●Font display

●LCP request discovery

●Modern HTTP

●Render blocking requests

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify CSS

●Minify JavaScript

●User Timing marks and measures 32 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 19 long tasks found

●Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 20 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 340 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Avoid large layout shifts 2 layout shifts found

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

Accessibility

ARIA

Assistive technologies, like screen readers, can't interpret ARIA attributes with invalid values. Learn more about valid values for ARIA attributes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Open Search `div#top-nav-container > div.css-1smju7m > a > button.css-wgxljd`

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Names and labels

When a button doesn't have an accessible name, screen readers announce it as "button", making it unusable for users who rely on screen readers. Learn how to make buttons more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button `div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button`
div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button `div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button`
div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button `div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button`
div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button `div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button`
div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button `div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button`
div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button `div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button`
div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button `div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button`
div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button `div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button`
div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button `div.css-14tmzri > div.css-6sogoh > div.video-overlay > button.video-play-button`
div.css-128tvvg > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-rl0dul `div.css-128tvvg > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-rl0dul`
div.css-1s0afzm > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-tv6sze `div.css-1s0afzm > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-tv6sze`
div.css-scfek8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1xgjhpe `div.css-scfek8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1xgjhpe`
div.css-1wfh0t8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-kzmtyy `div.css-1wfh0t8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-kzmtyy`
div.css-11rt2wr > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1y1oh5k `div.css-11rt2wr > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1y1oh5k`
div.css-fzacen > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1uthnd2 `div.css-fzacen > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1uthnd2`
div.css-rmdsy4 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1qg9yak `div.css-rmdsy4 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1qg9yak`
div.css-13dwo3c > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1miqkf6 `div.css-13dwo3c > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1miqkf6`
div.css-16emzsh > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1wi27n5 `div.css-16emzsh > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1wi27n5`
div.css-1wfh0t8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-kzmtyy `div.css-1wfh0t8 > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-kzmtyy`
div.css-1kxkjzb > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1q95566 `div.css-1kxkjzb > a.css-denvhe > div.css-2w79da > button.css-1q95566`
div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap`
div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap`
div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap`
div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap `div.css-pu54k6 > div.css-1ty81u7 > div.css-xxv4fm > button.css-1fo30ap`

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Open Search `div#new-nav > div.css-rgzt88 > div#top-nav-container > a`
section.css-1x7s6xy > div.css-c3rutd > div.css-ch1f3c > a.css-1xfpats `section.css-1x7s6xy > div.css-c3rutd > div.css-ch1f3c > a.css-1xfpats`

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
COMMENT `div > div.grouped-article > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
REZA PAHLAVI `div > div.grouped-article > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
POLITICAL SKETCH \| TOM PECK `div.css-37hmh2 > div.grid-area--content > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
THE TIMES DIARY `div.css-37hmh2 > div.grid-area--content > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`
SHANE WATSON `div.css-52c2gb > div.css-syejc > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
BEN MACHELL `div.css-52c2gb > div.css-yn1xct > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
DEBORAH ROSS `div.css-52c2gb > div.css-yn1xct > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
INTERVIEW `div.css-52c2gb > div.css-yn1xct > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
COMMENT `div.css-52c2gb > div.css-yn1xct > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH `div.css-52c2gb > div.css-yn1xct > div.article-info > span.css-1ljkbxa`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`
Becky Holmes `div.css-eyspfo > div.css-1yz5ayv > a.css-12jspul > span`
Sarah Sackman `div.css-eyspfo > div.css-1yz5ayv > a.css-12jspul > span`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`
ADVERTISEMENT `div.css-xwghjd > div.css-1ieito0 > div.ad-container > span.ad-label`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Skip to content `body#top > div.AccessibilityLinks > a.u-hide`

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Enjoy unlimited digital access. `div.css-1x6275u > div.css-qv552d > div > h4`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Tables and lists

Screen readers require list items (`<li>`) to be contained within a parent `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` to be announced properly. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Home `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-home-desktop`
UK `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-uk-desktop`
World `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-world-desktop`
Comment `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-comment-desktop`
Money `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-money-desktop`
Life & Style `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-life & style-desktop`
Business `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-business-desktop`
Sport `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-sport-desktop`
Culture `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-culture-desktop`
Travel `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-travel-desktop`
Obituaries `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-obituaries-desktop`
Puzzles `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-puzzles-desktop`
Magazines `div.css-1d7xt34 > div#top-nav-desktop-scroll > nav.css-15nlsyl > li#menu-item-magazines-desktop`
Home `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-kx1k3m`
UK `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-14obdjx`
World `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-14obdjx`
Comment `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-14obdjx`
Money `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-14obdjx`
Life & Style `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-14obdjx`
Business `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-14obdjx`
Sport `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-14obdjx`
Culture `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-14obdjx`
Travel `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-14obdjx`
Obituaries `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-14obdjx`
Puzzles `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li#vertical-puzzles`
Magazines `div.css-1ieito0 > div.css-1d7xt34 > div.css-uoaw64 > li.css-14obdjx`

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

●Skip links are focusable.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○Form elements have associated labels

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / Warning	Source
Topics	ads.thetimes.com/prebid.times_render.min.js line 10, col 389021
Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.	www.thetimes.com/ line 7, col 17823

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Source	Description
nid.thetimes.com/prod/sp/nid_sp.js line 6, col 74061	`Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'q')`

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Use a strong HSTS policy

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

SEO

Crawling and Indexing

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Uncrawlable Link
BACK TO TOP `footer.GlobalFooter > div.GlobalFooter-backToTopSection > div.GlobalFooter-container > a.GlobalFooter-backToTop`

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Document has a meta description

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links have descriptive text

●robots.txt is valid

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Results for https://thetimes.co.uk

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Accessibility

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Names and labels

Contrast

Navigation

Tables and lists

Best practices

Best Practices

General

SEO

Crawling and Indexing

Lighthouse Scores

Core Web Vitals

Detailed Report

Performance

Insights

Diagnostics

Accessibility

ARIA

Names and labels

Contrast

Navigation

Tables and lists

Best Practices

General

SEO

Crawling and Indexing

Keyboard Shortcuts