Bbc.co.uk Site Title

BBC - Home

Bbc.co.uk Meta Description

The best of the BBC, with the latest news and sport headlines, weather, TV & radio highlights and much more from across the whole of BBC Online.

Bbc.co.uk Test Results

Bbc.co.uk Mobile Performance: 6/100
Quick overview:
Opportunities
These suggestions can help your page load faster. They don't directly affect the Performance score.
Remove unused JavaScript. Potential savings of 423 KiB
Remove unused JavaScript to reduce bytes consumed by network activity. Learn more.
Eliminate render-blocking resources. Potential savings of 810 ms
Resources are blocking the first paint of your page. Consider delivering critical JS/CSS inline and deferring all non-critical JS/styles. Learn more.
Minify JavaScript. Potential savings of 36 KiB
Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn more.
Remove unused CSS. Potential savings of 12 KiB
Remove dead rules from stylesheets and defer the loading of CSS not used for above-the-fold content to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity. Learn more.
Diagnostics
More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.
Reduce the impact of third-party code
Third-party code blocked the main thread for 1,960 ms
Third-party code can significantly impact load performance. Limit the number of redundant third-party providers and try to load third-party code after your page has primarily finished loading. Learn more.
Ensure text remains visible during webfont load
Leverage the font-display CSS feature to ensure text is user-visible while webfonts are loading. Learn more.
Avoid `document.write()`
For users on slow connections, external scripts dynamically injected via `document.write()` can delay page load by tens of seconds. Learn more.
Minimize main-thread work
12.9 s
Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn more
Reduce JavaScript execution time
7.3 s
Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn more.
Serve static assets with an efficient cache policy
33 resources found
A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more.
Avoid an excessive DOM size
1,202 elements
A large DOM will increase memory usage, cause longer style calculations, and produce costly layout reflows. Learn more.
Avoids enormous network payloads
Total size was 2,522 KiB
Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn more.
User Timing marks and measures
17 user timings
Consider instrumenting your app with the User Timing API to measure your app's real-world performance during key user experiences. Learn more.
Avoid long main-thread tasks
20 long tasks found
Lists the longest tasks on the main thread, useful for identifying worst contributors to input delay. Learn more
Largest Contentful Paint element
1 element found
This is the largest contentful element painted within the viewport. Learn More
Avoid large layout shifts
5 elements found
These DOM elements contribute most to the CLS of the page.
Keep request counts low and transfer sizes small
188 requests • 2,522 KiB
To set budgets for the quantity and size of page resources, add a budget.json file. Learn more.
Avoid chaining critical requests
31 chains found
The Critical Request Chains below show you what resources are loaded with a high priority. Consider reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load. Learn more.

Bbc.co.uk Mobile SEO: 97/100
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Mobile Friendly
Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. Learn more.
Tap targets are not sized appropriately
65% appropriately sized tap targets
Interactive elements like buttons and links should be large enough (48x48px), and have enough space around them, to be easy enough to tap without overlapping onto other elements. Learn more.

Bbc.co.uk Mobile Best Practices: 77/100
Quick overview:
Trust and Safety
Does not use HTTPS
1 insecure request found
All sites should be protected with HTTPS, even ones that don't handle sensitive data. This includes avoiding mixed content, where some resources are loaded over HTTP despite the initial request being servedover HTTPS. HTTPS prevents intruders from tampering with or passively listening in on the communications between your app and your users, and is a prerequisite for HTTP/2 and many new web platform APIs. Learn more.
Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities
4 vulnerabilities detected
Some third-party scripts may contain known security vulnerabilities that are easily identified and exploited by attackers. Learn more.
User Experience
Serves images with low resolution
Image natural dimensions should be proportional to the display size and the pixel ratio to maximize image clarity. Learn more.
Bbc.co.uk Mobile Progressive Web App: 25/100
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Installable
Does not use HTTPS
1 insecure request found
All sites should be protected with HTTPS, even ones that don't handle sensitive data. This includes avoiding mixed content, where some resources are loaded over HTTP despite the initial request being servedover HTTPS. HTTPS prevents intruders from tampering with or passively listening in on the communications between your app and your users, and is a prerequisite for HTTP/2 and many new web platform APIs. Learn more.
Does not register a service worker that controls page and `start_url`
The service worker is the technology that enables your app to use many Progressive Web App features, such as offline, add to homescreen, and push notifications. Learn more.
Web app manifest does not meet the installability requirements
Browsers can proactively prompt users to add your app to their homescreen, which can lead to higher engagement. Learn more. Failures: No manifest was fetched.
PWA Optimized
Does not set a theme color for the address bar.
The browser address bar can be themed to match your site. Learn more. Failures: No manifest was fetched, No `<meta name="theme-color">` tag found.
Manifest doesn't have a maskable icon
A maskable icon ensures that the image fills the entire shape without being letterboxed when installing the app on a device. Learn more. No manifest was fetched
Is not configured for a custom splash screen
A themed splash screen ensures a high-quality experience when users launch your app from their homescreens. Learn more. Failures: No manifest was fetched.
Fast and reliable
Page load is not fast enough on mobile networks
Interactive at 21.5 s
A fast page load over a cellular network ensures a good mobile user experience. Learn more. Your page loads too slowly and is not interactive within 10 seconds. Look at the opportunities and diagnostics in the "Performance" section to learn how to improve.
`start_url` does not respond with a 200 when offline
A service worker enables your web app to be reliable in unpredictable network conditions. Learn more. No usable web app manifest found on page.
Current page does not respond with a 200 when offline
If you're building a Progressive Web App, consider using a service worker so that your app can work offline. Learn more.
Bbc.co.uk Mobile Accessibility: 96/100
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Internationalization and localization
These are opportunities to improve the interpretation of your content by users in different locales.
`<html>` element does not have a `[lang]` attribute
If a page doesn't specify a lang attribute, a screen reader assumes that the page is in the default language that the user chose when setting up the screen reader. If the page isn't actually in the default language, then the screen reader might not announce the page's text correctly. Learn more.
Contrast
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.
Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn more.
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