Анализ сайта spooksbooks.com
Основное Готовность: 60%
Домен
spooksbooks.com
Состояние доменного имени
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Проверяем корректность доменного имени и наличие технических проблем на уровне домена.
Домен второго уровня идеален для продвижения.
Отличный запоминающийся домен.
Ответ сервера
200 Успешный ответ
HTTP-код ответа и цепочка редиректов
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Код 200 — страница доступна. Коды 3xx — редиректы (цепочки замедляют загрузку и размывают ссылочный вес). Коды 4xx/5xx — ошибки, поисковик не сможет проиндексировать страницу.
Кол-во редиректов 3 слишком большое! Проверьте настройки сайта и веб-сервера!
Цепочка редиректов:
http://spooksbooks.com
301 MovedPermanently
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1015205/joseph-delaney.html
308 PermanentRedirect
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/174150/joseph-delaney
200 OK
Безопасность
Сайт безопасен
Использование HTTPS и SSL-сертификат
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HTTPS — обязательный стандарт. Google и Яндекс отдают предпочтение защищённым сайтам. Отсутствие SSL или просроченный сертификат ведут к предупреждениям в браузере и снижению позиций.
На сайте работает защищенный протокол ssl и сайт открывается по https.
Ssl-сертификат действителен до 04.10.2026 22:45:22.
Сервер поддерживает HTTP/3 (QUIC) — новейший протокол.
Включён HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) — защита от подмены на http.
HTTP автоматически перенаправляется на HTTPS.
Поздравляем! Сайт не содержится в реестре РКН.
Кодировка
utf-8
Кодировка символов страницы
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Стандарт — UTF-8. Неправильная кодировка вызывает нечитаемые символы и мешает поисковику корректно распознать текст страницы.
Указана кодировка на странице utf-8.
Язык
en
Атрибут lang в HTML-теге
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Атрибут lang (<html lang="ru">) сообщает поисковикам и браузерам, на каком языке написана страница. Помогает при ранжировании в региональном поиске.
Язык документа указан явно: en.
Скорость загрузки
~1,92сек
Время отклика сервера (TTFB)
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Time To First Byte — время до получения первого байта от сервера. Норма до 200 мс. Медленный отклик ухудшает пользовательский опыт и ранжирование: Яндекс и Google учитывают скорость страниц.
Скорость загрузки сайта 1,92сек превышает 1 секунду. Желательно улучшить работу сайта!
Объем документа
502Кб
Размер HTML-кода страницы
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Слишком большой HTML замедляет парсинг браузером и сканирование поисковым роботом. Рекомендуется не более 200 Кб.
Объем html-документа 502Кб оптимален.
Структура html-документа корректна.
Ресурсы
Ресурсы: 24
Внешние ресурсы страницы (CSS, JS, изображения)
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Количество и тип подключённых ресурсов влияют на скорость загрузки. Большое число запросов увеличивает время рендеринга страницы.
Кол-во файлов ресурсов 24 много для одной страницы. Приемлемо до 10. Проведите оптимизацию файлов ресурсов!
Показать полный список ресурсов
| Тип | Название | Значение |
|---|---|---|
| stylesheet | /_next/static/css/42fbfe165241ccf5.css | |
| stylesheet | /_next/static/css/36e19ce8dc3bc8f0.css | |
| stylesheet | /_next/static/css/815f58dbc43dca5c.css | |
| stylesheet | /_next/static/css/e022f490703de9e3.css | |
| stylesheet | /_next/static/css/384b088aec3548b2.css | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/polyfills-42372ed130431b0a.js | |
| js | https://cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/consent/019adf71-9a5d-7b26-a54e-844548020da6/OtAutoBlock.js | |
| js | https://cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/consent/019adf71-9a5d-7b26-a54e-844548020da6/otSDKStub.js | |
| js | https://www.everestjs.net/static/le/last-event-tag-latest.min.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/webpack-7d8a9b4f98f02c26.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/framework-945b357d4a851f4b.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/main-fd62e7a6acd89978.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/pages/_app-b2f485d33149c329.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/1073-d6fd4d7618df984c.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/3577-eb0c1b303aa813bc.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/8965-e0325ce5408c86d6.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/577-e469be2125e018fa.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/371-d0d647cda4152aef.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/6080-c2b45be93e9cfd38.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/4028-8f1406fca80b9cd3.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/9581-7c4aae19e378da8f.js | |
| js | /_next/static/chunks/pages/authors/%5B...args%5D-133b0f855c4f5a7d.js | |
| js | /_next/static/oC1G3yffj-dxdmrLgHBPm/_buildManifest.js | |
| js | /_next/static/oC1G3yffj-dxdmrLgHBPm/_ssgManifest.js |
Серверные заголовки
Кол-во: 16
HTTP-заголовки ответа сервера
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Заголовки сервера передают браузеру и поисковику служебную информацию: кеширование, безопасность (CSP, HSTS), сжатие (gzip). Правильная настройка ускоряет загрузку и повышает защищённость.
Найдены серверные заголовки 16шт. Подробнее про серверные заголовки.
Показать полный список серверных заголовков
| Ключ | Значение |
|---|---|
| Date | Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:22:42 GMT |
| Cache-Control | public, max-age=300 |
| Age | 0 |
| Content-Security-Policy | script-src 'self' 'nonce-7w4ZH9+sRNHtOEqwCoJ5Sg==' 'strict-dynamic' penguin.co.uk *.penguin.co.uk cdnjs.cloudflare.com cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com *.trendmicro.com *.byspotify.com *.shorthand.com penguinrandomhouseuk.shorthandstories.com *.googleadservices.com *.googletagmanager.com *.pinimg.com *.pinterest.com *.doubleclick.net *.ads-twitter.com *.adobedtm.com therandomhousegroupltd.d3.sc.omtrdc.net *.google-analytics.com *.google.com *.gstatic.com connect.facebook.net *.tiktok.com www.dwin2.com *.riddle.com *.hotjar.com *.hotjar.io *.jotfor.ms *.jotformeu.com cdn.livefyre.com *.eventbrite.co.uk *.cloudfront.net *.newrelic.com *.nr-data.net instagram.com *.instagram.com *.twitter.com therandomhousegroupl.tt.omtrdc.net *.youtube.com *.soundcloud.com *.tiktok.com *.tiktokcdn-us.com *.ttwstatic.com *.srv.stackadapt.com https://www.everestjs.net; object-src 'self'; worker-src blob 'self'; frame-ancestors 'self' |
| ETag | W/"3s3v9zofigb12k" |
| Server | cloudflare |
| Strict-Transport-Security | max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; |
| Vary | Accept-Encoding |
| X-Content-Type-Options | nosniff |
| X-Frame-Options | SAMEORIGIN |
| X-Powered-By | WP Engine Headless Platform |
| X-XSS-Protection | 1; mode=block |
| x-envoy-upstream-service-time | 567 |
| cf-cache-status | HIT |
| cf-ray | a2f2dfde4b23e921-DME |
| Alt-Svc | h3=":443" |
CMS
WordPress
Система управления сайтом (движок)
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CMS — это движок, на котором работает сайт (WordPress, 1C-Bitrix, Tilda и др.). Знание CMS помогает понять возможности SEO-оптимизации и подобрать подходящие инструменты. «Не определена» — вероятно, самописный сайт или нестандартная сборка.
Сайт работает на CMS WordPress.
Веб-сервер
Cloudflare
Программное обеспечение сервера
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Веб-сервер — это ПО, которое отдаёт страницы посетителям (nginx, Apache, IIS, LiteSpeed и др.). Определяется по серверным заголовкам ответа (Server, X-Powered-By и т.п.). «Не определён» — сервер намеренно скрывает эти заголовки, это нормальная практика безопасности.
Сайт работает на веб-сервере Cloudflare.
Мета-теги Готовность: 23%
Title
Joseph Delaney
Заголовок страницы в браузере и поисковой выдаче
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Title — главный SEO-заголовок страницы. Влияет на CTR в поиске и ранжирование. Оптимальная длина: 50–70 символов. Ключевые слова — ближе к началу.
Необходимо увеличить число символов в title (текущее значение мало: 14, минимум: 25, оптимально: от 40 до 45)
Дублей словоформ в title не найдено.
Description
Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.
Описание страницы в поисковой выдаче (сниппет)
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Meta Description — текст под заголовком в выдаче. Напрямую на позиции не влияет, но влияет на CTR. Оптимальная длина: 120–160 символов.
Необходимо уменьшить число символов в description (текущее значение: 325, оптимально: от 120 до 130)
Keywords
Список ключевых слов страницы (устаревший тег)
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Meta Keywords не учитывается Яндексом и Google для ранжирования с 2009–2012 годов. Заполнение не обязательно, но не вредит. Конкурент может использовать содержимое для анализа.
Установите мета-тег keywords!
Канонический Url
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/174150/joseph-delaney
Указывает поисковику основную версию страницы
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Canonical (rel=canonical) предотвращает проблему дублей страниц. Должен точно совпадать с URL проверяемой страницы. Неправильный canonical может передать ссылочный вес на другую страницу.
Канонический Url прописан корректно.
Robots
index,follow
Директивы для поисковых роботов на уровне страницы
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Meta Robots управляет индексацией конкретной страницы: index/noindex — индексировать ли, follow/nofollow — следовать ли по ссылкам. Noindex полностью исключает страницу из поиска.
Meta-тег robots со значениями index, follow не накладывает ограничений на индексирование и показ контента.
Адаптивность
width=device-width
Настройка масштабирования на мобильных устройствах
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Тег viewport (<meta name="viewport">) сообщает браузеру, как масштабировать страницу на мобильных. Стандарт: width=device-width, initial-scale=1. Отсутствие — признак отсутствия мобильной версии.
Meta-тег viewport со значением-константой width=device-width задаёт ширину страницы в соответствии с размером экрана.
Разметка OpenGraph
Кол-во: 6
Мета-теги для красивых превью в соцсетях
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OpenGraph (og:title, og:description, og:image) управляет тем, как страница выглядит при репосте в социальных сетях и мессенджерах. Отсутствие OG-тегов — невзрачный превью при шеринге.
Разметка OpenGraph задана. Страница оптимизирована под социальные сети.
Показать полный список og мета-тегов
| Тип | Значение |
|---|---|
| og:title | Joseph Delaney |
| og:type | profile |
| og:url | https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/174150/joseph-delaney |
| og:image | https://www.penguin.co.uk/images/logo-penguin-default.png |
| og:image:width | 560 |
| og:image:height | 840 |
Все мета-теги
Кол-во: 18
Полный список мета-тегов страницы
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Таблица всех meta-тегов, включая нестандартные. Позволяет найти опечатки, дубли и лишние теги.
Найдены мета-теги 18шт. Мета-теги не видимы для человека и предназначены для обмена информацией между веб-страницей и поисковыми системами, браузерами и другими веб-службами. С ними роботы 🤖 и устройства ведут себя более ожидаемо.
Показать полный список мета-тегов
| Тип | Название | Значение |
|---|---|---|
| name | viewport | width=device-width |
| name | description | Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore. |
| name | robots | index,follow |
| name | twitter:card | summary_large_image |
| name | authorName | Joseph Delaney |
| name | authorPagePath | https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/174150/joseph-delaney |
| name | biography | Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore. |
| name | contributorId | 174150 |
| name | searchTemplate | author |
| name | template | author-page-template |
| name | next-head-count | 30 |
| property | og:title | Joseph Delaney |
| property | og:type | profile |
| property | og:url | https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/174150/joseph-delaney |
| property | og:image | https://www.penguin.co.uk/images/logo-penguin-default.png |
| property | og:image:width | 560 |
| property | og:image:height | 840 |
| property | article:modified_time | 2025-11-05T09:04:53+00:00 |
Оптимизация Готовность: 65%
Структура
Ошибок нет
Семантические HTML-элементы страницы
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Проверяет наличие основных структурных элементов: nav, header, footer, main. Корректная семантическая структура помогает поисковику понять архитектуру страницы.
Структура документа корректна (теги <html> и <body> присутствуют в одном экземпляре).
Контент
Есть ошибки
Объём и качество текстового содержимого
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Анализирует объём полезного текста на странице. Слишком мало — страница может считаться малополезной. Слишком много — ухудшается читаемость и восприятие.
Слова из title 2 встречаются в тексте редко. Добавьте в контент страницы слова из тега <title>!
Абзацев с текстом 2 слишком мало. Добавьте больше абзацев с текстом (тег <p>)!
Кол-во слов 458 не очень много. Добавьте побольше текста (хотя бы 800 слов)!
Среднее число слов в абзаце 32 достаточно.
Кол-во знаков контента 2695 на странице оптимально.
Заголовки
Ошибок нет
Иерархия заголовков H1–H6
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H1 должен быть один и содержать ключевой запрос. H2–H6 описывают подразделы. Пропуск уровней (H1 → H3) и несколько H1 — типичные ошибки, снижающие понятность страницы для поисковика.
На странице присутствуют заголовки <h1> 1. Это прекрасно.
На странице присутствуют заголовки <h2> 5. Это хорошо.
На странице присутствуют заголовки <h3> 13.
Тошнота
3,32
Насколько одно слово доминирует в тексте
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Классическая тошнота = √(частота самого повторяющегося слова). Норма до 7–8: текст воспринимается естественно. Выше — поисковик может счесть страницу переспамленной.
Тошнота превышает норму 3. Измените текст страницы!
Академич. тошнота
13,54%
Насколько текст перенасыщен ключевыми словами
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Академическая тошнота = (частота слова / общее количество слов) × 100%. Показывает долю конкретного слова в тексте. Норма 5–15%.
Академическая тошнота страницы в пределах нормы.
Семантическое ядро
20
Наиболее часто встречающиеся слова на странице
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Топ слов по частоте использования. Показывает, какие слова доминируют в тексте с точки зрения поисковика.
Контент страницы содержит осмысленный текст и слова.
Показать список слов
| Слово | Кол-во | Частота |
|---|---|---|
| penguin | 11 | 2,40% |
| joseph | 11 | 2,40% |
| delaney | 11 | 2,40% |
| children's | 4 | 0,87% |
| brother | 4 | 0,87% |
| policy | 4 | 0,87% |
| privacy | 3 | 0,66% |
| reading | 3 | 0,66% |
| must-read | 3 | 0,66% |
| 9-12-year-olds | 3 | 0,66% |
| follow | 3 | 0,66% |
| search | 2 | 0,44% |
| classics | 2 | 0,44% |
| authors | 2 | 0,44% |
| newsletter | 2 | 0,44% |
| latest | 2 | 0,44% |
| series | 2 | 0,44% |
| articles | 2 | 0,44% |
| carousel | 2 | 0,44% |
| signing | 2 | 0,44% |
Индексация Готовность: 0%
Индексирование
Ошибок нет
Разрешено ли индексирование страницы
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Проверяет, не закрыта ли страница от индексации через robots.txt, meta robots или X-Robots-Tag. Страница, закрытая от индексации, не появится в поисковой выдаче.
Анкоров на странице 73 оптимально. Поисковые роботы обязательно проиндексируют сайт.
Robots.txt
Найден корректный robots.txt
Файл управления сканированием сайта роботами
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Robots.txt указывает поисковым роботам, какие страницы сканировать, а какие — нет. Ошибки в файле могут случайно закрыть важные разделы от индексации.
Кол-во редиректов для файла robots.txt 3 слишком большое! Это может вызывать затруднение при индексации поисковыми роботами!
Проверяемая страница не запрещена в robots.txt.
Robots.txt доступен по постоянному адресу
Цепочка редиректов для файла robots.txt:
http://spooksbooks.com/robots.txt
301 MovedPermanently
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1015205/joseph-delaney.html
308 PermanentRedirect
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/174150/joseph-delaney
200 OK
Показать содержимое robots.txt
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charSet="utf-8"/><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"/><title>Joseph Delaney</title><meta name="description" content="Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore."/><meta name="robots" content="index,follow"/><link href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/174150/joseph-delaney" rel="canonical"/><script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","primaryImageOfPage":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://www.penguin.co.uk/images/logo-penguin-default.png"}}</script><meta property="og:title" content="Joseph Delaney"/><meta property="og:type" content="profile"/><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/174150/joseph-delaney"/><meta property="og:image" content="https://www.penguin.co.uk/images/logo-penguin-default.png"/><meta property="og:image:width" content="560"/><meta property="og:image:height" content="840"/><meta property="article:modified_time" content="2025-11-05T09:04:53+00:00"/><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/><meta name="authorName" content="Joseph Delaney"/><meta name="authorPagePath" content="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/174150/joseph-delaney"/><meta name="biography" content="Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. 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class="BookCard_title__4OQ1m">Arena 13: The Warrior</span><span class="BookCard_authors__SiuPz"><span class="">Joseph Delaney</span></span></div></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="authors_sectiontopmargin__ylVEg" id="authoralert" data-anchor-label="Author Alerts"><div class="authors_container__A3Tp2 container_full__wdr7R"><section class="AuthorAlert_wrapper__pabEl"><form method="post" class="IterableForms_form__h7sBF IterableForms_author-alert__m1xSH" style="min-height:max-content" novalidate=""><legend></legend><button type="submit" class="Button_button__OFOdO Button_small__NyCDp"><div class="Button_wrap__CStL3">Submit</div></button><p class="Forms_legal-text__EVN7J">By signing up, I confirm that I'm over 16. 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class="SeriesCard_series-title__Cw7ZF">Aberrations<span>2 Books</span></h3></div><div class="SeriesCard_series-image__s_EdT"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 64rem) 379px, ((min-width: 48rem) and (max-width: 63.9375rem)) 395px, calc(100vw - 2.5rem)" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=98&q=100 98w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=116&q=100 116w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=127&q=100 127w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=128&q=100 128w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=131&q=100 131w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=153&q=100 153w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=180&q=100 180w, 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class="SeriesCard_series-image__s_EdT"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 64rem) 379px, ((min-width: 48rem) and (max-width: 63.9375rem)) 395px, calc(100vw - 2.5rem)" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=98&q=100 98w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=116&q=100 116w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=127&q=100 127w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=128&q=100 128w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=131&q=100 131w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=153&q=100 153w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=180&q=100 180w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fplaceholder-series-840x560.png&w=188&q=100 188w, 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<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg fill="none" height="15" viewbox="0 0 15 15" width="15" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path clip-rule="evenodd" d="M11.99 3.38a.87.87 0 1 1-1.74 0 .87.87 0 0 1 1.74 0M7.25 9.667a2.417 2.417 0 1 1 0-4.834 2.417 2.417 0 0 1 0 4.833m0-6.14a3.723 3.723 0 1 0 0 7.446 3.723 3.723 0 0 0 0-7.446m0-2.22c1.935 0 2.165.007 2.93.042.706.032 1.09.15 1.345.25.339.13.58.288.834.542.254.253.41.495.542.833.1.256.217.64.25 1.346.035.765.042.994.042 2.93s-.007 2.165-.042 2.93c-.033.706-.15 1.09-.25 1.346a2.2 2.2 0 0 1-.542.833 2.25 2.25 0 0 1-.834.543c-.255.1-.639.217-1.346.25-.764.034-.993.042-2.93.042s-2.165-.008-2.93-.042c-.706-.033-1.09-.15-1.345-.25a2.24 2.24 0 0 1-.834-.543 2.25 2.25 0 0 1-.542-.833c-.1-.256-.218-.64-.25-1.346-.035-.765-.042-.994-.042-2.93s.007-2.165.042-2.93c.032-.706.15-1.09.25-1.346a2.2 2.2 0 0 1 .542-.833 2.25 2.25 0 0 1 .834-.543c.255-.099.64-.217 1.346-.25.764-.034.994-.042 2.93-.042M7.25 0C5.281 0 5.034.008 4.26.044 3.49.079 2.963.2 2.502.38a3.55 3.55 0 0 0-1.284.836A3.55 3.55 0 0 0 .38 2.5c-.179.461-.301.988-.337 1.76C.008 5.034 0 5.28 0 7.25s.008 2.216.043 2.99c.036.77.158 1.298.337 1.76.186.476.434.88.837 1.283a3.55 3.55 0 0 0 1.284.836c.46.18.988.302 1.76.338.773.035 1.02.043 2.989.043s2.216-.008 2.99-.043c.77-.036 1.298-.159 1.759-.338.476-.185.88-.433 1.284-.836s.651-.807.836-1.284c.18-.461.302-.988.337-1.76.036-.773.044-1.02.044-2.989s-.008-2.216-.044-2.99c-.035-.77-.157-1.298-.337-1.759a3.55 3.55 0 0 0-.836-1.284A3.55 3.55 0 0 0 11.999.38c-.461-.18-.988-.302-1.76-.337C9.466.008 9.22 0 7.25 0" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></span>
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| twitter.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg height="15" width="15" viewbox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><g><path d="M18.244 2.25h3.308l-7.227 8.26 8.502 11.24H16.17l-5.214-6.817L4.99 21.75H1.68l7.73-8.835L1.254 2.25H8.08l4.713 6.231zm-1.161 17.52h1.833L7.084 4.126H5.117z" fill="currentColor"></path></g></svg></span>
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| youtube.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg fill="none" height="13" viewbox="0 0 18 14" width="18" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path clip-rule="evenodd" d="M2 .571a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v8.857a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h14a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V2.571a2 2 0 0 0-2-2zm4.428 10.286V3.143L12.856 7z" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></span>
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| tiktok.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg width="17" height="18" viewbox="0 0 17 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M14.325 3.85a4 4 0 0 1-.355-.206 5 5 0 0 1-.91-.774A4.3 4.3 0 0 1 12.035.754h.003C11.96.296 11.993 0 11.998 0H8.906v11.954q.002.24-.007.476 0 .028-.003.058l-.001.027v.007a2.63 2.63 0 0 1-1.321 2.083 2.6 2.6 0 0 1-1.28.338 2.616 2.616 0 0 1-2.607-2.625 2.616 2.616 0 0 1 2.608-2.625c.272 0 .543.042.803.127L7.1 6.672a5.74 5.74 0 0 0-4.424 1.295 6.1 6.1 0 0 0-1.324 1.632c-.13.225-.623 1.13-.683 2.596-.037.833.213 1.696.332 2.053v.007c.075.21.366.927.84 1.53.381.485.833.911 1.339 1.264v-.007l.007.007c1.497 1.017 3.156.95 3.156.95.287-.011 1.25 0 2.342-.517a5.9 5.9 0 0 0 1.902-1.43 6 6 0 0 0 1.036-1.722c.28-.736.373-1.617.373-1.97V6.018c.038.023.537.353.537.353s.72.461 1.843.762c.805.213 1.89.258 1.89.258V4.323c-.38.04-1.152-.08-1.942-.473" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></span>
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| uk.linkedin.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" height="15" width="15" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="-45.5 -45.5 546 546" xml:space="preserve" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><g stroke-width="0"></g><g stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke="#CCC" stroke-width="17.29"></g><path style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd" d="M246.4 204.35v-.665c-.136.223-.324.446-.442.665z"></path><path style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd" d="M0 0v455h455V0zm141.522 378.002H74.016V174.906h67.506zm-33.753-230.816h-.446C84.678 147.186 70 131.585 70 112.085c0-19.928 15.107-35.087 38.211-35.087 23.109 0 37.31 15.159 37.752 35.087 0 19.5-14.643 35.101-38.194 35.101M385 378.002h-67.524V269.345c0-27.291-9.756-45.92-34.195-45.92-18.664 0-29.755 12.543-34.641 24.693-1.776 4.34-2.24 10.373-2.24 16.459v113.426h-67.537s.905-184.043 0-203.096H246.4v28.779c8.973-13.807 24.986-33.547 60.856-33.547 44.437 0 77.744 29.02 77.744 91.398z"></path></svg></span>
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| facebook.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg width="7" height="14" viewbox="0 0 7 14" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M7 4.266H4.632V3.063c0-.547.31-.657.618-.657H7V0H4.426C2.162 0 1.75 1.75 1.75 2.953v1.313H0v2.406h1.75V14h2.882V6.672h2.162z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span>
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| instagram.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg fill="none" height="15" viewbox="0 0 15 15" width="15" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path clip-rule="evenodd" d="M11.99 3.38a.87.87 0 1 1-1.74 0 .87.87 0 0 1 1.74 0M7.25 9.667a2.417 2.417 0 1 1 0-4.834 2.417 2.417 0 0 1 0 4.833m0-6.14a3.723 3.723 0 1 0 0 7.446 3.723 3.723 0 0 0 0-7.446m0-2.22c1.935 0 2.165.007 2.93.042.706.032 1.09.15 1.345.25.339.13.58.288.834.542.254.253.41.495.542.833.1.256.217.64.25 1.346.035.765.042.994.042 2.93s-.007 2.165-.042 2.93c-.033.706-.15 1.09-.25 1.346a2.2 2.2 0 0 1-.542.833 2.25 2.25 0 0 1-.834.543c-.255.1-.639.217-1.346.25-.764.034-.993.042-2.93.042s-2.165-.008-2.93-.042c-.706-.033-1.09-.15-1.345-.25a2.24 2.24 0 0 1-.834-.543 2.25 2.25 0 0 1-.542-.833c-.1-.256-.218-.64-.25-1.346-.035-.765-.042-.994-.042-2.93s.007-2.165.042-2.93c.032-.706.15-1.09.25-1.346a2.2 2.2 0 0 1 .542-.833 2.25 2.25 0 0 1 .834-.543c.255-.099.64-.217 1.346-.25.764-.034.994-.042 2.93-.042M7.25 0C5.281 0 5.034.008 4.26.044 3.49.079 2.963.2 2.502.38a3.55 3.55 0 0 0-1.284.836A3.55 3.55 0 0 0 .38 2.5c-.179.461-.301.988-.337 1.76C.008 5.034 0 5.28 0 7.25s.008 2.216.043 2.99c.036.77.158 1.298.337 1.76.186.476.434.88.837 1.283a3.55 3.55 0 0 0 1.284.836c.46.18.988.302 1.76.338.773.035 1.02.043 2.989.043s2.216-.008 2.99-.043c.77-.036 1.298-.159 1.759-.338.476-.185.88-.433 1.284-.836s.651-.807.836-1.284c.18-.461.302-.988.337-1.76.036-.773.044-1.02.044-2.989s-.008-2.216-.044-2.99c-.035-.77-.157-1.298-.337-1.759a3.55 3.55 0 0 0-.836-1.284A3.55 3.55 0 0 0 11.999.38c-.461-.18-.988-.302-1.76-.337C9.466.008 9.22 0 7.25 0" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></span>
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| twitter.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg height="15" width="15" viewbox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><g><path d="M18.244 2.25h3.308l-7.227 8.26 8.502 11.24H16.17l-5.214-6.817L4.99 21.75H1.68l7.73-8.835L1.254 2.25H8.08l4.713 6.231zm-1.161 17.52h1.833L7.084 4.126H5.117z" fill="currentColor"></path></g></svg></span>
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| youtube.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg fill="none" height="13" viewbox="0 0 18 14" width="18" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path clip-rule="evenodd" d="M2 .571a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v8.857a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h14a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V2.571a2 2 0 0 0-2-2zm4.428 10.286V3.143L12.856 7z" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></span>
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| facebook.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg width="7" height="14" viewbox="0 0 7 14" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M7 4.266H4.632V3.063c0-.547.31-.657.618-.657H7V0H4.426C2.162 0 1.75 1.75 1.75 2.953v1.313H0v2.406h1.75V14h2.882V6.672h2.162z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span>
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| instagram.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg fill="none" height="15" viewbox="0 0 15 15" width="15" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path clip-rule="evenodd" d="M11.99 3.38a.87.87 0 1 1-1.74 0 .87.87 0 0 1 1.74 0M7.25 9.667a2.417 2.417 0 1 1 0-4.834 2.417 2.417 0 0 1 0 4.833m0-6.14a3.723 3.723 0 1 0 0 7.446 3.723 3.723 0 0 0 0-7.446m0-2.22c1.935 0 2.165.007 2.93.042.706.032 1.09.15 1.345.25.339.13.58.288.834.542.254.253.41.495.542.833.1.256.217.64.25 1.346.035.765.042.994.042 2.93s-.007 2.165-.042 2.93c-.033.706-.15 1.09-.25 1.346a2.2 2.2 0 0 1-.542.833 2.25 2.25 0 0 1-.834.543c-.255.1-.639.217-1.346.25-.764.034-.993.042-2.93.042s-2.165-.008-2.93-.042c-.706-.033-1.09-.15-1.345-.25a2.24 2.24 0 0 1-.834-.543 2.25 2.25 0 0 1-.542-.833c-.1-.256-.218-.64-.25-1.346-.035-.765-.042-.994-.042-2.93s.007-2.165.042-2.93c.032-.706.15-1.09.25-1.346a2.2 2.2 0 0 1 .542-.833 2.25 2.25 0 0 1 .834-.543c.255-.099.64-.217 1.346-.25.764-.034.994-.042 2.93-.042M7.25 0C5.281 0 5.034.008 4.26.044 3.49.079 2.963.2 2.502.38a3.55 3.55 0 0 0-1.284.836A3.55 3.55 0 0 0 .38 2.5c-.179.461-.301.988-.337 1.76C.008 5.034 0 5.28 0 7.25s.008 2.216.043 2.99c.036.77.158 1.298.337 1.76.186.476.434.88.837 1.283a3.55 3.55 0 0 0 1.284.836c.46.18.988.302 1.76.338.773.035 1.02.043 2.989.043s2.216-.008 2.99-.043c.77-.036 1.298-.159 1.759-.338.476-.185.88-.433 1.284-.836s.651-.807.836-1.284c.18-.461.302-.988.337-1.76.036-.773.044-1.02.044-2.989s-.008-2.216-.044-2.99c-.035-.77-.157-1.298-.337-1.759a3.55 3.55 0 0 0-.836-1.284A3.55 3.55 0 0 0 11.999.38c-.461-.18-.988-.302-1.76-.337C9.466.008 9.22 0 7.25 0" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></span>
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| twitter.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg height="15" width="15" viewbox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><g><path d="M18.244 2.25h3.308l-7.227 8.26 8.502 11.24H16.17l-5.214-6.817L4.99 21.75H1.68l7.73-8.835L1.254 2.25H8.08l4.713 6.231zm-1.161 17.52h1.833L7.084 4.126H5.117z" fill="currentColor"></path></g></svg></span>
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| youtube.com |
<span class="SocialAccounts_icon__IryyS"><svg fill="none" height="13" viewbox="0 0 18 14" width="18" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path clip-rule="evenodd" d="M2 .571a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v8.857a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h14a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V2.571a2 2 0 0 0-2-2zm4.428 10.286V3.143L12.856 7z" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></span>
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| wp.penguin.co.uk |
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