Tracked site: https://independent.co.uk/.
Checked against the Web 1.0 Specification
(2026 Edition), front page
only, roughly every two weeks.
F
Fails on multiple major faults.
Latest check: 2026-09-29.
4 major, 7 minor;
7.6 MB first-party transfer,
254 requests.
Rule by rule
| Rule | Fault | Result |
|---|
| JS-01 | JavaScript |
MAJOR
- <script src="/_build/bombora-rtvi.c55cfd7ec8369c06269f.js">
- inline <script>
- inline <script>
- inline <script>
- <script src="https://assets.monetizationos.com/web-components-latest.js">
- and 35 more
|
| TP-01 | Third-party requests |
MAJOR
- https://assets.the-independent.com/fonts/Independent-Serif-Medium.woff2 (via <link rel=preload>)
- https://assets.the-independent.com/fonts/Independent-Serif-Medium-Italic.woff2 (via <link rel=preload>)
- https://assets.the-independent.com/fonts/Independent-Sans-Regular.woff2 (via <link rel=preload>)
- https://assets.the-independent.com/fonts/Independent-Sans-Medium.woff2 (via <link rel=preload>)
- https://cdn.taboola.com (via <link rel=preconnect>)
- and 22 more
|
| CK-01 | Cookies |
MAJOR
- Set-Cookie on https://independent.co.uk/
|
| WT-01 | Excessive transfer |
MAJOR
- total first-party transfer 7.61 MB (over 2 MB)
|
| AV-01 | Autoplaying media |
pass |
| HY-01 | Missing doctype |
pass |
| HY-02 | Missing title |
pass |
| HY-03 | Missing language |
pass |
| HY-04 | Missing charset |
pass |
| HY-05 | Missing alt text |
3 minor
- <img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/09/29/12/29/MixCollage-29-Sep-2026-08-34-A">
- <img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/09/29/08/2296622858..?quality=75&width=640">
- <img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/09/29/14/2296947590..?quality=75&width=640">
- <img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/09/29/7/36/Screenshot-2026-09-29-at-08-28-">
- <img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/09/29/05/2026-09-28T221649Z_998897836_RC2I">
- and 24 more
|
| FT-01 | Web fonts |
3 minor
- @font-face in inline CSS
- @font-face in inline CSS
- @font-face in inline CSS
- @font-face in inline CSS
- @font-face in inline CSS
- and 32 more
|
| RQ-01 | Excessive requests |
1 minor
|
| FR-01 | First-party frame |
pass |
History
| Date | Grade | Majors | Minors |
Weight | Requests |
|---|
| 2026-09-29 |
F |
4 |
7 |
7.6 MB |
254 |
| 2026-09-15 |
F |
4 |
7 |
7.6 MB |
273 |
| 2026-09-01 |
F |
4 |
7 |
8.4 MB |
271 |
| 2026-08-17 |
F |
4 |
7 |
6.1 MB |
237 |