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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

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
discovery.evvnt.com/prd/evvnt_discovery_plugin-latest.min.js0.0 ms109.9 KiB
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js14400.0 s132.6 KiB
a02342.heraldscotland.com/Notice.8f529.js3600.0 s91.3 KiB
assets.adobedtm.com/499440d21de9/54b957ecfb7e/launch-98090dfa3d73.min.js3600.0 s66.8 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/js/global.js?cb=By...86400.0 s101.5 KiB
btloader.com/tag?o=5688297061875712&upapi=true300.0 s39.1 KiB
a02342.heraldscotland.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js3600.0 s42.0 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20814456.jpg86400.0 s81.5 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20810730.jpg86400.0 s79.4 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js3600.0 s38.1 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js3600.0 s38.1 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20823186.jpg86400.0 s76.1 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/shared/responsive-sync/?r=ByykWgAL86400.0 s66.2 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20823818.jpg86400.0 s53.6 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20817467.jpg86400.0 s51.5 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20805026.jpg86400.0 s48.8 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20545931.jpg86400.0 s48.8 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/js/homepage.js?cb=...86400.0 s47.5 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20814665.jpg86400.0 s40.9 KiB
/uploads/promotional_asset/image/2798/LocaliQ_-__300_x_25...86400.0 s40.8 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/19099415.jpg86400.0 s40.7 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/17943021.jpg86400.0 s39.6 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20708120.jpg86400.0 s39.4 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/813x457/1x/20823839.jpg86400.0 s38.9 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/3839853.jpg86400.0 s37.9 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20824188.jpg86400.0 s37.4 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/js/newsletters.js?...86400.0 s37.3 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/9492853.jpg86400.0 s35.6 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20824296.jpg86400.0 s33.1 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/css/blockhomepage....86400.0 s32.0 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/813x457/1x/20824390.jpg86400.0 s31.3 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20811610.jpg86400.0 s30.8 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20816952.jpg86400.0 s28.7 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/sitelogo86400.0 s28.6 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20820339.jpg86400.0 s28.5 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20824120.jpg86400.0 s27.3 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20821471.jpg86400.0 s26.5 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/small_site_logo/86400.0 s26.1 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20815162.jpg86400.0 s24.0 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20822288.jpg86400.0 s22.7 KiB
experiments.parsely.com/vip-experiments.js?apiKey=heraldscotland.com30.0 s8.9 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/css/header-footer....86400.0 s21.8 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/fonts/mds/source-serif-4-v8-...86400.0 s21.4 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20687707.jpg86400.0 s21.3 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/fonts/mds/source-serif-4-v8-...86400.0 s21.1 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/fonts/mds/source-serif-4-v8-...86400.0 s19.8 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/fonts/mds/source-serif-4-v8-...86400.0 s19.7 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/vendor/adobe/omniture.js?cb=...86400.0 s18.4 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16085840?htype=&type=display86400.0 s15.4 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/fonts/mds/libre-franklin-v14...86400.0 s15.2 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/fonts/mds/libre-franklin-v14...86400.0 s15.1 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16533273?htype=&type=display86400.0 s15.0 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/fonts/mds/noto-serif-v23-lat...86400.0 s15.0 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/fonts/mds/noto-serif-v23-lat...86400.0 s14.7 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/vendor/adobe/VisitorAPI.js?c...86400.0 s14.6 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/fonts/mds/noto-serif-v23-lat...86400.0 s14.4 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16221550?htype=&type=display86400.0 s14.2 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/responsive-static/mds/images/newsquest.png86400.0 s14.2 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.cce.js3600.0 s6.8 KiB
a02342.heraldscotland.com/Notice.30929.css3600.0 s6.7 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18182459?htype=&type=display86400.0 s12.9 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/20251527?htype=&type=display86400.0 s12.2 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16085907?htype=&type=display86400.0 s11.5 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16086061?htype=&type=display86400.0 s11.3 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/180x180/1x/17799519.jpg86400.0 s9.6 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/180x180/1x/19975393.jpg86400.0 s9.5 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/180x180/1x/20823647.jpg86400.0 s8.8 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/180x180/1x/20748115.jpg86400.0 s8.6 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/180x180/1x/20822474.jpg86400.0 s8.5 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/180x180/1x/20777392.jpg86400.0 s8.4 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/180x180/1x/20822310.jpg86400.0 s7.6 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20156513.jpg86400.0 s7.5 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/180x180/1x/20258672.jpg86400.0 s6.8 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/internal-cs/default/beacon.js86400.0 s6.7 KiB
code.iconify.design/1/1.0.7/iconify.min.js172800.0 s8.4 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/180x180/1x/19893587.jpg86400.0 s5.2 KiB
a02342.heraldscotland.com/polyfills.01516.js3600.0 s2.3 KiB
www.npttech.com/advertising.js28800.0 s3.0 KiB
experience.tinypass.com/xbuilder/experience/load?aid=rBSKi8pTte1800.0 s1.5 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/responsive-static/mds/images/ipso-regulated.png86400.0 s2.6 KiB
applets.ebxcdn.com/ebx.js7200.0 s1.0 KiB
/499440d21de9/54b957ecfb7e/2953ebf79d25/RC2f293f723ed74d1...3600.0 s793 B
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/Repo/rep.gif?ver=3.3.0&typ=pgv&rnd=moakstmykr1qg3xh&sid=...0.0 ms413 B
api.iconify.design/ri.js?icons=facebook-fill,twitter-x-fill,instagram-fill604800.0 s1.2 KiB
api.iconify.design/bi.js?icons=star-fill604800.0 s819 B
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/pixel/86400.0 s204 B
api.iconify.design/ion.js?icons=search-circle-sharp604800.0 s646 B
api.iconify.design/akar-icons.js?icons=chevron-down,chevron-up604800.0 s554 B
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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:89.486 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]]]

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-0-IMG
nodeLabel: Stuart Holloway was a manager in RBS's controversial Global Restructuring Group
path: 1,HTML,10,BODY,5,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,2,SECTION,2,DIV,1,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG
selector: article.omni-lead-story > div.omni-lead-story__image-content > a > img
snippet: <img srcset="/resources/images/576x324/1x/20823839.jpg 576w, /r…" sizes="(min-width: 768px) calc(100vw / 1.5), 100vw" src="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/813x457/1x/20823839.jpg" alt="Stuart Holloway was a manager in RBS's controversial Global Restructuring …">

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.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.
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

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer SizeDuration
ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.1/jquery.min.js30.4 KiB329 ms
code.iconify.design/1/1.0.7/iconify.min.js8.4 KiB257 ms
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/shared/responsive-sync/?r=ByykWgAL66.2 KiB363 ms
tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/81998118875368724595.1 KiB209 ms
experiments.parsely.com/vip-experiments.js?apiKey=heraldscotland.com8.9 KiB249 ms
code.jquery.com/jquery-migrate-3.6.0.js14.8 KiB320 ms
a02342.heraldscotland.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js42.0 KiB372 ms
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/css/blockhomepage....32.0 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/css/header-footer....21.8 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/css/palette-1-seri...1.1 KiB

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.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
The display at Gleneagles about Robert the Bruce upset many people div.article-grid__uber > article.omnicard > a.omnicard__image > img.rectangle
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20811610.jpg31.5 KiB20.8 KiB
div.block-columnist__image > a > picture > img div.block-columnist__image > a > picture > img
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16085840?htype=&type=display15.3 KiB13.3 KiB
div.block-columnist__image > a > picture > img div.block-columnist__image > a > picture > img
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16533273?htype=&type=display14.9 KiB12.9 KiB
div.block-columnist__image > a > picture > img div.block-columnist__image > a > picture > img
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16221550?htype=&type=display14.1 KiB12.2 KiB

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: 228 ms
URLTime Spent
heraldscotland.com/228 ms
www.heraldscotland.com/0.0 ms

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

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 16.5 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/shared/responsive-sync/?r=ByykWgAL66.1 KiB10.3 KiB
code.jquery.com/jquery-migrate-3.6.0.js14.4 KiB6.2 KiB

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 76.7 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/css/blockhomepage....32.0 KiB30.7 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/css/header-footer....21.7 KiB19.0 KiB
*,::before,::after{--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-trans…17.4 KiB16.0 KiB
@font-face{font-family:"swiper-icons";src:url("data:application/font-woff;charset=utf-8;base64, d09…10.9 KiB10.9 KiB

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

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 597.8 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js132.1 KiB80.7 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/js/global.js?cb=By...101.4 KiB66.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-12M2XZC8V4&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0h1151.1 KiB64.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-433239754&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0134.0 KiB64.3 KiB
/gtm.js?id=GTM-PDMH9T6&gtm_auth=QzlUjhMy0COR5MgCC_1Cyw&gt...117.6 KiB63.8 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-MPKEG017RX&l=dataLayer170.1 KiB63.7 KiB
a02342.heraldscotland.com/Notice.8f529.js90.9 KiB61.6 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/shared/responsive-sync/?r=ByykWgAL66.1 KiB28.9 KiB
discovery.evvnt.com/prd/evvnt_discovery_plugin-latest.min.js109.6 KiB28.5 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/js/homepage.js?cb=...47.4 KiB27.3 KiB
assets.adobedtm.com/499440d21de9/54b957ecfb7e/launch-98090dfa3d73.min.js66.6 KiB25.6 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/js/newsletters.js?...37.2 KiB22.8 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.

URLTotal CPU TimeScript EvaluationScript Parse
www.heraldscotland.com/763 ms274 ms20 ms
Unattributable357 ms27 ms0.0 ms
a02342.heraldscotland.com/Notice.8f529.js173 ms139 ms16 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-12M2XZC8V4&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0h1167 ms138 ms27 ms
discovery.evvnt.com/prd/evvnt_discovery_plugin-latest.min.js161 ms121 ms18 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-MPKEG017RX&l=dataLayer139 ms116 ms21 ms
btloader.com/tag?o=5688297061875712&upapi=true118 ms102 ms9.1 ms
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js112 ms82 ms18 ms
a02342.heraldscotland.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js106 ms67 ms5.3 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-433239754&cx=c&gtm=4e64k079 ms61 ms17 ms
cdn.parsely.com/keys/heraldscotland.com/p.js74 ms51 ms3.3 ms
assets.adobedtm.com/499440d21de9/54b957ecfb7e/launch-98090dfa3d73.min.js72 ms50 ms16 ms
ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.1/jquery.min.js65 ms23 ms3.3 ms
js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-full-1.313.1.min.js63 ms50 ms4.3 ms
/resources/responsive-static/vendor/adobe/omniture.js?cb=...62 ms58 ms1.9 ms
/gtm.js?id=GTM-PDMH9T6&gtm_auth=QzlUjhMy0COR5MgCC_1Cyw&gt...53 ms41 ms12 ms
/id/api/v1/identity/token/verify?browser_id=moakstmy7cf3m...52 ms48 ms0.2 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.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation1.7 s
Other529 ms
Style & Layout314 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation256 ms
Parse HTML & CSS85 ms
Rendering82 ms
Garbage Collection30 ms

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 24.1 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
*,::before,::after{--tw-border-spacing-x: 0;--tw-border-spacing-y: 0;--tw-translate-x: 0;--tw-trans…17.4 KiB12.6 KiB
@font-face{font-family:"swiper-icons";src:url("data:application/font-woff;charset=utf-8;base64, d09…10.9 KiB7.3 KiB
*{-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;-moz-text-size-adjust:none;text-size-adjust:none} …3.0 KiB2.1 KiB
.carousel .control-arrow,.carousel.carousel-slider .control-arrow{-webkit-transition:all .25s ease-i… } …3.0 KiB2.0 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.

URLTransfer Size
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-MPKEG017RX&l=dataLayer170.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-12M2XZC8V4&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0h1151.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-433239754&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0134.0 KiB
cdn.tinypass.com/api/tinypass.min.js132.6 KiB
/gtm.js?id=GTM-PDMH9T6&gtm_auth=QzlUjhMy0COR5MgCC_1Cyw&gt...117.7 KiB
discovery.evvnt.com/prd/evvnt_discovery_plugin-latest.min.js109.9 KiB
/resources/responsive-static/build/mds/js/global.js?cb=By...101.5 KiB
a02342.heraldscotland.com/Notice.8f529.js91.3 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20814456.jpg81.5 KiB
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20810730.jpg79.4 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
Stuart Holloway was a manager in RBS's controversial Global Restructuring Group article.omni-lead-story > div.omni-lead-story__image-content > a > img
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/813x457/1x/20823839.jpg
Ryan Mullen article.omni-lead-story > div.omni-lead-story__image-content > a > img
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/813x457/1x/20824390.jpg
The display at Gleneagles about Robert the Bruce upset many people div.article-grid__uber > article.omnicard > a.omnicard__image > img.rectangle
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20811610.jpg
Leonardo make advanced radars for military aircraft (Joe Giddens/PA) div.article-grid__uber > article.omnicard > a.omnicard__image > img.rectangle
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20156513.jpg
Panda, Ciaran and Colin of Grateful Gallery in Garnethill, Glasgow div.article-grid__uber > article.omnicard > a.omnicard__image > img.rectangle
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20823818.jpg
Rangers captain James Tavernier lifts the Premiership trophy, left, the Scottis… div.article-grid__uber > article.omnicard > a.omnicard__image > img.rectangle
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20823186.jpg
BBC Scotland is based at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. Picture: Alamy/PA div.article-grid__uber > article.omnicard > a.omnicard__image > img.rectangle
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/19099415.jpg
Cherry Blossoms - Courage by Vicky Paul div.article-grid__uber > article.omnicard > a.omnicard__image > img.rectangle
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/720x415/1x/20810730.jpg
Every word of Bernard Ponsonby's impassioned Celtic speech at charity dinner div.grid-layout--article-block-standard_3-mpu > article.omnicard > a.omnicard__image > img.rectangle
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Andy Murray gives surprising answer on who he wants to win the Scottish Premie… div.grid-layout--article-block-standard_3-mpu > article.omnicard > a.omnicard__image > img.rectangle
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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
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●User Timing marks and measures 18 user timings
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 11 long tasks found
●Avoid non-composited animations 2 animated elements found
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 30 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 110 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 10 ms
●Avoid large layout shifts 3 layout shifts found
○INP breakdown
94

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.

Names and labels

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
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div > article.block-columnist__card > div.block-columnist__image > a div > article.block-columnist__card > div.block-columnist__image > a
div > article.block-columnist__card > div.block-columnist__image > a div > article.block-columnist__card > div.block-columnist__image > a
div > article.block-columnist__card > div.block-columnist__image > a div > article.block-columnist__card > div.block-columnist__image > a
div > article.block-columnist__card > div.block-columnist__image > a div > article.block-columnist__card > div.block-columnist__image > a
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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.

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
ROBERT THE BRUCE article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
APPRENTICESHIPS article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
STREET ART article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
RANGERS FC article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
BBC SCOTLAND article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
ART article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
POLICE SCOTLAND article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
EDUCATION article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
EDINBURGH article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
CRIME article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
GLASGOW PARKING CONTROL ZONES article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
NURSERY article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
BUSINESS article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
BOARDS OF CANADA article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
RANGERS FC article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
CELTIC FC article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
CELTIC FC article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
CELTIC FC article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
RANGERS FC article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
ROBERT THE BRUCE article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
BUSINESS article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
BUSINESS article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
EARTH DAY article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
BUSINESS article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
CO-OP article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
EDINBURGH article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a
BEER article.omnicard > div.omnicard__headline-container > div.omnicard__metadata-container > a

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
●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
●`[role]` values are valid
●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
●Buttons have an accessible name
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Form elements have associated labels
●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
●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
●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
●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>`).
●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Identical links have the same purpose.
●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○ARIA input fields have accessible names
○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
○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
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Skip links are focusable.
○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.
○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
○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.
○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.
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Best Practices

User Experience

Image display dimensions should match natural aspect ratio. Learn more about image aspect ratio.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLAspect Ratio (Displayed)Aspect Ratio (Actual)
The Herald div.site-brand > div.site-brand__container > a > img.site-brand__brand-image
www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/small_site_logo/240 x 58 (4.14)240 x 61 (3.93)
●Uses HTTPS
●Avoids deprecated APIs
●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
●Serves images with appropriate resolution
●Page has the HTML doctype
●Properly defines charset
●No browser errors logged to the console
●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
●Page has valid source maps
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
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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.

○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
●Links are crawlable
●robots.txt is valid
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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