Lighthouse Mobile

· 0 checks — Mobile Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.

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Performance

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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.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/17/newsocietywebimages12.png	0.0 ms	1.1 MiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/03/04/trumpmarch26.png	0.0 ms	720.2 KiB
/2026/04/15/202616-online-angry-young-women.no-barcode-sc...	0.0 ms	538.5 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/17/untitled-1.jpg	0.0 ms	490.4 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/14/202616jaymcinerney1nocc-1038x778.jpg	0.0 ms	154.7 KiB
/5b476c7c-253b-4e23-9993-4df0b853b921-web.js	900.0 s	127.2 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/21/gettyimages-2175791228-735x551.jpg	0.0 ms	110.9 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/20/55209023426_d1309a17a9_o-1038x778.jpg	0.0 ms	108.5 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/17/webimagegerogesaunders.jpg	0.0 ms	98.3 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/14/202616tv-735x551.jpg	0.0 ms	95.7 KiB
caltrop.io/new-statesman/caltrop.js	14400.0 s	140.2 KiB
cdn-eu.piano.io/api/tinypass.min.js	14400.0 s	132.8 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/17/gettyimages-2269827883-1038x778.jpg	0.0 ms	88.6 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	1200.0 s	96.6 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/21/gettyimages-1131974342-1038x778.jpg	0.0 ms	84.0 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/09/zacb-735x551.jpeg	0.0 ms	75.5 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/21/gettyimages-2248963441-1038x778.jpg	0.0 ms	72.6 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.js	3000.0 s	71.3 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.js?id=2326	1800.0 s	58.5 KiB
cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/202409.2.0/otBannerSdk.js	86400.0 s	112.0 KiB
/signals/config/323222825244911?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...	1200.0 s	46.6 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js	3600.0 s	38.1 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js	3600.0 s	38.1 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg-gaa.js	3000.0 s	27.5 KiB
cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/logos/static/ot_company_logo.png	86400.0 s	19.3 KiB
snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js	86400.0 s	18.7 KiB
cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/202409.2.0/otTCF.js	86400.0 s	17.8 KiB
c2-eu.piano.io/xbuilder/experience/load?aid=TWldCmu2pe	1800.0 s	7.7 KiB
static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-2747601.js?sv=7	60.0 s	6.2 KiB
js.zi-scripts.com/zi-tag.js	0.0 ms	5.7 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.cce.js	3600.0 s	6.8 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg-button.css	3000.0 s	5.2 KiB
cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js	86400.0 s	9.1 KiB
rules.quantcount.com/rules-p-s1_G8wSe2hk1J.js	3600.0 s	2.3 KiB
tags.affiliatefuture.com/7401.js	0.0 ms	1.4 KiB
cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/logos/static/powered_by_logo.svg	86400.0 s	2.5 KiB
applets.ebxcdn.com/ebx.js	7200.0 s	1.0 KiB
caltrop.io/new-statesman/caltrop-init.js	14400.0 s	1.1 KiB
/collect?v=2&fmt=js&pid=5278258&time=1776811817317&url=ht...	0.0 ms	693 B
/v1/companies/reveal?authorization=pk_bcf6023ac7569a6d92f...	0.0 ms	442 B
/Repo/rep.gif?ver=3.3.0&typ=pgv&rnd=mo97voh8unblij8k&sid=...	0.0 ms	413 B
/wp-content/plugins/wpsolr-pro/wpsolr/pro/extensions/them...	120.0 s	420 B
/wp-content/plugins/wpsolr-pro/wpsolr/pro/extensions/them...	120.0 s	274 B
/tr/?id=323222825244911&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww....	0.0 ms	16 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.

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Est Savings
www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/figaro/assets/dist/fonts/fig-icons.woff2	50 ms
www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/figaro/assets/dist/fonts/figaroicon.woff?	10 ms

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:69.523 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]]]

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
Angry Young Women `section.c-magazine-segment > div.c-magazine-segment__cover > a > img.c-magazine-segment__img`	/2026/04/15/202616-online-angry-young-women.no-barcode-sc...	537.6 KiB	517.1 KiB
Photo of Is it still cool to be Jay McInerney? `article.c-story > figure.c-story__image > a.post-thumb > img.attachment-4x3-medium-crop`	dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/14/202616jaymcinerney1nocc-1038x778.jpg	154.2 KiB	136.6 KiB
Photo of Keir Starmer vs the civil service `article.c-story > figure.c-story__image > a.post-thumb > img.attachment-4x3-medium-crop`	dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/20/55209023426_d1309a17a9_o-1038x778.jpg	108.1 KiB	93.6 KiB
Ed Miliband: The era of clean energy security `article.c-story > figure.c-story__image > a > img.c-story__image__img`	dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/21/gettyimages-2175791228-735x551.jpg	110.4 KiB	92.8 KiB
How to laugh at the lanyard class `article.c-story > figure.c-story__image > a > img.c-story__image__img`	dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/14/202616tv-735x551.jpg	95.2 KiB	77.6 KiB
Photo of How JD Vance lost the mandate of heaven `article.c-story > figure.c-story__image > a.post-thumb > img.attachment-4x3-medium-crop`	dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/17/gettyimages-2269827883-1038x778.jpg	88.2 KiB	76.3 KiB
Photo of Who’s afraid of Olly Robbins? `article.c-story > figure.c-story__image > a.post-thumb > img.attachment-4x3-medium-crop`	dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/21/gettyimages-1131974342-1038x778.jpg	83.6 KiB	72.4 KiB
Patrick Radden Keefe’s obituary for Britain `article.c-story > figure.c-story__image > a > img.c-story__image__img`	dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/09/zacb-735x551.jpeg	75.0 KiB	57.4 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/14/George-Monaghan_17...	13.8 KiB	12.2 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/27/MeganKenyon1-177x1...	11.5 KiB	9.8 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/26/Hannah-Barnes-RED-...	11.1 KiB	9.5 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/cropped-Kate-Mossman-...	9.9 KiB	8.3 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/cropped-Freddie-Haywa...	9.7 KiB	8.1 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/cropped-Pippa-Bailey-...	9.6 KiB	8.0 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/George-Eaton-177x177.png	9.4 KiB	7.8 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/01/Tanjil-Rashid-177x...	9.4 KiB	7.8 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/Anoosh-Chakelian-1-17...	9.4 KiB	7.7 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/11/TomMcTague-177x177...	9.2 KiB	7.6 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	sotn.newstatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/Will-Dunn-1-177x177.png	9.2 KiB	7.6 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/cropped-John-Gray-1-1...	9.1 KiB	7.5 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/cropped-Katie-Stallar...	8.8 KiB	7.2 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/03/cropped-Andrew-Marr-1...	8.0 KiB	6.3 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/23/Ethan-Croft-177x17...	7.8 KiB	6.2 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/Rachel-Cunliffe-177x1...	7.4 KiB	5.8 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/cropped-Will-Lloyd-1-...	7.2 KiB	5.5 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/cropped-Finn-McFredmo...	7.0 KiB	5.4 KiB
img `div.ows-item > div.ows-item-pic > a > img`	/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/09/LukeOReilly-177X17...	6.0 KiB	4.3 KiB

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

value: no origins were preconnected

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

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.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js	9.1 KiB	820 ms
caltrop.io/new-statesman/caltrop-init.js	1.1 KiB	820 ms
www.newstatesman.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js	34.9 KiB	151 ms
/code/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/figaro/assets/nscss/main...	54.1 KiB	603 ms
/wp-content/plugins/wpsolr-pro/wpsolr/pro/extensions/them...	274 B
www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/plugins/wpsolr-pro/wpsolr/core/css/style.css	1.9 KiB
www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/figaro/style.css	473 B
/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/vendor/swiper/swip...	4.6 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/wpsolr-pro/wpsolr/pro/extensions/them...	819 B
/code/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/figaro/assets/nscss/arti...	10.8 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/july22-nsmg-newsletter-settings/theme...	3.8 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/july22-nsmg-newsletter-settings/theme...	3.5 KiB
www.newstatesman.com/wp-includes/css/dist/components/style.min.css	16.7 KiB	302 ms
www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/plugins/storefronts/assets/css/main_NS.min.css	11.0 KiB	302 ms

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

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: 1.5 s

URL	Time Spent
newstatesman.com/	762 ms
www.newstatesman.com//	757 ms
www.newstatesman.com/	0.0 ms

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 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: 540 ms 103.1 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/code/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/figaro/assets/nscss/main...	53.7 KiB	48.8 KiB
	20.2 KiB	17.2 KiB
www.newstatesman.com/wp-includes/css/dist/components/style.min.css	16.4 KiB	16.4 KiB
www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/plugins/storefronts/assets/css/main_NS.min.css	10.6 KiB	10.6 KiB
/code/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/figaro/assets/nscss/arti...	10.5 KiB	10.1 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: 5.1 s 1.1 MiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js	361.8 KiB	241.8 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	187.7 KiB	131.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-RZSPMMFSFZ	173.7 KiB	84.6 KiB
accounts.google.com/gsi/client	95.6 KiB	79.8 KiB
cdn-eu.piano.io/api/tinypass.min.js	132.1 KiB	79.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-MDH5VM9	171.7 KiB	71.2 KiB
www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/js/prebid.js	92.0 KiB	63.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-PXMM80QJTK&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	155.2 KiB	62.2 KiB
cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/202409.2.0/otBannerSdk.js	111.8 KiB	55.2 KiB
news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.js	68.8 KiB	47.2 KiB
/5b476c7c-253b-4e23-9993-4df0b853b921-web.js	126.6 KiB	44.2 KiB
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js	56.1 KiB	37.8 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	96.5 KiB	29.3 KiB
sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.js?id=2326	58.2 KiB	28.5 KiB
/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/vendor/swiper/swip...	45.9 KiB	26.7 KiB
www.newstatesman.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js	34.6 KiB	24.4 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js	37.5 KiB	21.8 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/nsmg-campaigns/assets/public/js/main....	29.6 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
Unattributable	991 ms	62 ms	0.0 ms
www.newstatesman.com/	854 ms	82 ms	20 ms
caltrop.io/new-statesman/caltrop.js	777 ms	760 ms	13 ms
cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/202409.2.0/otTCF.js	746 ms	673 ms	7.5 ms
www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/plugins/nsmg-polls/assets/public/js/main.js	509 ms	443 ms	3.5 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-MDH5VM9	392 ms	335 ms	49 ms
cdn-eu.piano.io/api/tinypass.min.js	349 ms	271 ms	33 ms
cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/202409.2.0/otBannerSdk.js	310 ms	184 ms	35 ms
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	271 ms	185 ms	64 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-RZSPMMFSFZ	237 ms	174 ms	40 ms
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js	224 ms	134 ms	89 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-PXMM80QJTK&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	220 ms	183 ms	34 ms
www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/js/prebid.js	178 ms	152 ms	25 ms
/5b476c7c-253b-4e23-9993-4df0b853b921-web.js	157 ms	97 ms	49 ms
script.hotjar.com/modules.6a0f3932cb1341a35c18.js	141 ms	112 ms	23 ms
sdk.mrf.io/statics/marfeel-sdk.js?id=2326	125 ms	115 ms	1.2 ms
/signals/config/323222825244911?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...	123 ms	107 ms	15 ms
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js	120 ms	97 ms	9.2 ms
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	116 ms	90 ms	24 ms
/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/vendor/swiper/swip...	93 ms	47 ms	14 ms
/code/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/figaro/assets/nsjs/figar...	90 ms	64 ms	3.1 ms
js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-rum-1.313.1.min.js	83 ms	70 ms	3.9 ms
cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js	76 ms	65 ms	2.0 ms
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js	71 ms	63 ms	7.8 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	4.9 s
Other	1.2 s
Script Parsing & Compilation	669 ms
Style & Layout	588 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	153 ms
Garbage Collection	125 ms
Rendering	68 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

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 12.9 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
c2-eu.piano.io/xbuilder/experience/load?aid=TWldCmu2pe	7.1 KiB	4.5 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/wpsolr-pro/wpsolr/core/js/autocomplet...	9.0 KiB	4.4 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/wpsolr-pro/wpsolr/core/js/devbridge/j...	8.5 KiB	3.9 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
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/17/newsocietywebimages12.png	1.1 MiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/03/04/trumpmarch26.png	720.2 KiB
/2026/04/15/202616-online-angry-young-women.no-barcode-sc...	538.5 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/17/untitled-1.jpg	490.4 KiB
www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/releases/gTpTIWhbKpxADzTzkcabhXN4/recaptcha__en.js	362.4 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js	187.7 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-RZSPMMFSFZ	174.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-MDH5VM9	171.7 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-PXMM80QJTK&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	155.2 KiB
dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2026/04/14/202616jaymcinerney1nocc-1038x778.jpg	154.7 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
Angry Young Women `div.c-header-nav__mega-menu__scroll > div.c-mega-menu__item > a > img.c-magazine-segment__img`	/2026/04/15/202616-online-angry-young-women.no-barcode-sc...
New Statesman `section.c-header-title > div#logo > a.header__logo > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/TNS_master_logo.svg
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-apple.png
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-apple.png
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-apple.png
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-apple.png
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-spotify.png
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-spotify.png
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-spotify.png
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-spotify.png
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-youtube.png
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-youtube.png
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-youtube.png
icon `div.c-story__header > div.pcs-listen > a > img`	www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/themes/newstatesman/assets/images/pc-youtube.png

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

●Layout shift culprits

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP breakdown

●LCP request discovery

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify CSS

●User Timing marks and measures 7 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 50 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 230 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 0 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.

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
Skills `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-5123`
Spotlight on Policy `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-845`
Spotlight on Policy `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-845`
Public Health `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-31636`
Spotlight on Policy `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-845`
Skills `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-5123`
Partner content `div.l-segment__item > article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category`
Partner content `div.l-segment__item > article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category`
Reports `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-25684`
Partner content `div.l-segment__item > article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

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
Ed Miliband: The era of clean energy security `div.l-segment__item > article.c-story > header.c-story__header > h4.post-title`
Patrick Radden Keefe’s obituary for Britain `div.l-segment__item > article.c-story > header.c-story__header > h4.post-title`
2. The Great British defence con `div.h-most-read-col2 > article.c-story > header.c-story__header > h4.post-title`
Meet the Angry Young Women `div.l-segment__item > article.c-story > header.c-story__header > h4.post-title`
Apartheid fetishism `div.l-segment__item > article.c-story > header.c-story__header > h4.post-title`
Nine things we learned from Starmer’s Mandelson statement `div.l-segment__item > article.c-story > header.c-story__header > h4.post-title`
What Jürgen Habermas leaves behind `div.l-segment__item > article.c-story > header.c-story__header > h4.post-title`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Names and labels

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img `figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img`
figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img `figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img`
figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img `figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img`
figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img `figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img`

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
header#c-header > nav.c-header-nav > div.c-header-nav__container > a#mega-menu-button `header#c-header > nav.c-header-nav > div.c-header-nav__container > a#mega-menu-button`
div.swiper-slide > div.podcast--item > figure.c-story__image > a `div.swiper-slide > div.podcast--item > figure.c-story__image > a`
div.swiper-slide > div.podcast--item > figure.c-story__image > a `div.swiper-slide > div.podcast--item > figure.c-story__image > a`
div.swiper-slide > div.podcast--item > figure.c-story__image > a `div.swiper-slide > div.podcast--item > figure.c-story__image > a`
div.swiper-slide > div.podcast--item > figure.c-story__image > a `div.swiper-slide > div.podcast--item > figure.c-story__image > a`
body.home > main > a#scrollToTopButton `body.home > main > a#scrollToTopButton`

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
Speech `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-33093`
Ideas `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-5046`
TV `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-21578`
Tom McTague `div.swiper-slide > div.ows-item > div.ows-item-name > a`
Will Lloyd `div.swiper-slide > div.ows-item > div.ows-item-name > a`
Ailbhe Rea `div.swiper-slide > div.ows-item > div.ows-item-name > a`
Andrew Marr `div.swiper-slide > div.ows-item > div.ows-item-name > a`
UK Politics `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-1291`
Politics `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-8`
Politics podcast `div.podcast--item > div.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a`
Go to slide 1 `section.o-block > div.podcast-slider > div.swiper-pagination > span.swiper-pagination-bullet`
Go to slide 2 `section.o-block > div.podcast-slider > div.swiper-pagination > span.swiper-pagination-bullet`
Go to slide 3 `section.o-block > div.podcast-slider > div.swiper-pagination > span.swiper-pagination-bullet`
Go to slide 4 `section.o-block > div.podcast-slider > div.swiper-pagination > span.swiper-pagination-bullet`
Ideas `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-5046`
Ideas `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-5046`
Comment `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-5043`
International Politics `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-1676`
Spotlight on Policy `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-845`
Skills `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-5123`
Reports `article.c-story > header.c-story__header > div.c-story__header__category > a.figaro-cat-25684`

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 have valid values

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

●Buttons have an accessible name

●`[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

●`<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

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●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

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

○`<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.

○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.

○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
AttributionReporting	snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js
Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.	js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-rum-1.313.1.min.js line 1, col 17824

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
/code/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/figaro/assets/nsjs/figar... line 74, col 664	`Required elements are missing in the DOM.`
www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/plugins/nsmg-tracking//js/permutive.js line 264, col 42	`TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'category') at window._pCbCallback (https://www.newstatesman.com/wp-content/plugins/nsmg-tracking//js/permutive.js:265:43) at https://reveal.clearbit.com/v1/companies/reveal?authorization=pk_bcf6023ac7569a6d92f7af8c606484a1&callback=_pCbCallback&variable=_cbResponse:1:1`
www.newstatesman.com/ line 15, col 82	`TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'lastArticle_author') at https://www.newstatesman.com/:16:83`
/code/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/figaro/assets/nsjs/figar... line 84, col 349	`TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'querySelectorAll') at https://www.newstatesman.com/code/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/figaro/assets/nsjs/figaro-main.js?v=1776326425:85:350 at https://www.newstatesman.com/code/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/figaro/assets/nsjs/figaro-main.js?v=1776326425:87:235`

●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

●Page has valid source maps

○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.

Content Best Practices

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destination	Link Text
www.newstatesman.com/privacy-policy	here
cookiepedia.co.uk/giving-consent-to-cookies	More information

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img `figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img`
figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img `figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img`
figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img `figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img`
figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img `figure.c-story__image > a > div.c-story__image--podcast > img.c-story__image__img`

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

○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 are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`