Lighthouse Desktop

· 0 checks — Desktop 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
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.

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: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.

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

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

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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

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#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`

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#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

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-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')`

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`