Website reputation report

metro.co.uk

Last checked 5 days ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

metro.co.uk is currently classified in the Streaming Media category based on observed public pages. An About page was also found. The sampled pages were marked as English-language. Recurring page-metadata topics include logosearch metroclose searchmy, searchmy accountopen, menuclose.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

72/100Safety Score
70%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History95 Infrastructure92 Website Security95 Security Hygiene50 Transparency56 Reputation50 Operational Stability85
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about metro.co.uk

Updated Sep 26, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on metro.co.uk. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its About page, the site says: Lyn Pearman, 70, posted a TikTok video in which she said the £9 she paid for two drinks near the former Nazi concentration camp…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Jun 17, 1995. Registrar: Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude.

Recorded expiry date: Jun 17, 2028. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 1000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Nov 30, 2026.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 72/100. Evidence Confidence: 70%. These measure different things.

Latest recorded material change: The captured website appearance changed.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on metro.co.uk

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from MetroMetro logoSearch MetroClose SearchMy AccountOpen Site MenuClose Site MenuSmall logoExpand Home SubmenuEMetro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro Woman who complained about Auschwitz café told 'it's not a theme park' amid international backlash | News UK | Metro NewsMetro logoSearch MetroClose SearchMy AcLyn Pearman, 70, posted a TikTok video in which she said the £9 she paid for two drinks near the former Nazi concentration camp was too high. There’s nothing patriotic about Danny Tommo slashing a migrant dinghy | Metro NewsMetro logoSearch MetroClose SearchMy AccountOpen Site MenuClose Site MenuSmallMigrants’ rights campaigner Ravishaan say Danny Tommo targeting a rescue boat in the English Channel is a legitimate concern - not migrants. About Metro – our editorial policy, who we are, how to contact us and how to work for us | Metro UKMetro logoSearch MetroClose SearchMy AccountOpen Site MenuCloMetro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro Contact us: How to get in touch with us at Metro newspaper and Metro.co.uk | Metro UKMetro logoSearch MetroClose SearchMy AccountOpen Site MenuClose Site MenuSmMetro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro News: Latest breaking news, top stories and updatesMetro logoSearch MetroClose SearchMy AccountOpen Site MenuClose Site MenuSmall logoExpand Home SubmenuExpandFind out the latest news headlines and top stories from the UK, US and rest of the world. UK News: Latest breaking headlines, top stories and updatesMetro logoSearch MetroClose SearchMy AccountOpen Site MenuClose Site MenuSmall logoExpand Home SubmenFind out all latest UK news from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland including breaking and exclusive headlines and stories from Metro.co.uk. US News - Latest headlines, top stories and breaking updates | Metro.co.ukMetro logoSearch MetroClose SearchMy AccountOpen Site MenuClose Site MenuSmall logoExpFind out the latest news on the United States of America and Donald Trump, including breaking, political and current affairs. World News: Breaking international headlines and latest updatesMetro logoSearch MetroClose SearchMy AccountOpen Site MenuClose Site MenuSmall logoExpand Home SuFind out the latest and breaking international news from around the the world including Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, South Asia, and Canada. Technology: Latest tech news and scientific discoveriesMetro logoSearch MetroClose SearchMy AccountOpen Site MenuClose Site MenuSmall logoExpand Home SubmenuExpFind out the latest technology and science news, features and reviews on gadgets, apps, mobile and more from Metro.co.uk.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on metro.co.uk

12 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

logosearch metroclose searchmyTitle10 sampled pages
searchmy accountopenTitle9 sampled pages
menucloseTitle8 sampled pages
latestTitle, Meta description5 sampled pages
menusmallTitle7 sampled pages
menusmall logoexpandTitle5 sampled pages
breakingTitle, Meta description4 sampled pages
sport showbiz celebritiesTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
headlinesTitle, Meta description4 sampled pages
storiesTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
internationalTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
worldTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

i

Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

!

Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
95/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
92/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
50/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
56/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
85/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v1

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Partial analysis. Only the first 512 KiB of the page were inspected.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domainmetro.co.uk
RegistrarNom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude
RegisteredJun 17, 1995
Domain age31 years
ExpiresJun 17, 2028
Registry statusesactive
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address192.0.66.24
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNNot detected
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://metro.co.uk/
Endpoint192.0.66.24
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface37 records · 6 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals1 security headers · 2 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size611,742 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resourcesUnavailable · Unavailable external hosts
Frames and sampled checksUnavailable frames · Unavailable resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YE1
Valid fromSep 1, 2026
Valid untilNov 30, 2026
Certificate namesmetro.co.uk · www.metro.co.uk

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A192.0.66.24TTL —
NSa1-204.akam.netTTL —
NSa16-67.akam.netTTL —
NSa24-65.akam.netTTL —
NSa4-67.akam.netTTL —
NSa6-64.akam.netTTL —
NSa7-66.akam.netTTL —
MX10 metro-co-uk.mail.protection.outlook.comTTL —
TXT_7xc0lf6yhr5g7ihpalkzvo254uqvy6aTTL —
TXT0ed1fe018a5c7c43daa1f14880aff8b06586d6a6e8TTL —
TXT9jbs4tzs5cnmt7kggb2947mdvr9b4nryTTL —
TXTadobe-idp-site-verification=5c874982d9eb77c27639f75fe9649403668793e47bc55164e5796e62b7c66206TTL —
TXTairtable-verification=21f08445d3c56642dc465f311797c229TTL —
TXTanthropic-domain-verification-866jf7=RYyeSdy4A5mvJRxGgwswiwaqqTTL —
TXTatlassian-domain-verification=YVO51xB8CMklZCk2cV3OMCVY9wIEP2GoyyujEBzpfD3CD2vSK28OMtF3PLka0LWOTTL —
TXTdropbox-domain-verification=x1mgnxos79dqTTL —
TXTf3pksbqmt9dh1zbsc1cpm46cv038jk33TTL —
TXTfigma-domain-verification=ebca25303f471ce3867317e3556ef95c999442e8d0dd46fc5f325923d337270c-1725971093TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=2rAospZCHTCU-zWqmBtHZUwpuLLOuoKCqyj5RUmxdaoTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=FxUSDS0_CJHNMT0NKFTnxx5uAJ1aYbw8LC9u4dJjYlITTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=kw4k3p34yFbQ1AQDAcX1B2uqwVgSKaqZede8xrp9RwgTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=NSkzn6I3eBxIrL7ciLQQEAXSJCE7ailbPhWaD2--G_ITTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=PNrbHr29l_DrEpZml-y9X2R7tZZRgBkQsCk2nKPCqrETTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=PxfiulwLAyOyiiwn4T0RzBvjAd0eyvFn19dXE5R3QoETTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=t2l3c-Vvk6nHP2pMfUuz6hoY75RKOirU9OpzyYfDa2ETTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=UfWmspKA-_itrq0OVyJ3e5dAz9KWewSbOaizF8XDY90TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=W7eNgMAaBVitYdSEQljn_sD4TLtXcC_3tbXj1d0WiUsTTL —
TXTgsz81yg6gpsf9c992qq91vgyh347fn6mTTL —
TXTl75qf69m4y12vqn8jlfvwr42npk5d0l6TTL —
TXTLahJi5qZeZJtEJ/575aWKMsDYnXlYizqNcKwU+PBcKmvo5s5B4ffTmIBTE+6TPErQa5kJ/FbcM8EcgmZp3R4xQ==TTL —
TXTlk8h72qbhyc4xhkqvwvyzk7vwrnp2dkmTTL —
TXTMS=ms27825877TTL —
TXTnq7q8th7kflmhxc16b7dxc3z8b33lwgzTTL —
TXTstripe-verification=112E45BC98B953FBE2B1AC6F943D5842F32F541C54504096A05CBD17B1098D5BTTL —
TXTstripe-verification=3b642671f82a56f7b057bca119221cb73fe7d4b39f15c81a793bad185920a4bdTTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:aspmx.sailthru.com include:spf.qb-feedback.com include:aspmx.pardot.com ip4:92.52.72.165 ip4:195.234.243.112 ip4:206.155.87.84 ip4:103.13.71.86 include:_spf.google.com -allTTL —
TXTy2q63f2v88yy2mj8fhq2cr4n782lq52kTTL —

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

1 observed
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation

No Set-Cookie header was observed on the sampled homepage response. Other pages may set cookies separately.

Detected stack

Technologies

Google Analytics 94% WordPress 95%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

JavaScript advisory analysis was not recorded for this scan.

Recommended maintenance checks

WordPressKeep WordPress core, themes and plugins updated. Remove unused plugins and review administrator accounts.

About this website

What the site says about itself

Lyn Pearman, 70, posted a TikTok video in which she said the £9 she paid for two drinks near the former Nazi concentration camp was too high.

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Publisher supplied

Public contact details

These details were observed on the website, not independently verified as an active support channel.

Emaildeborah.arthurs@metro.co.ukSource: https://metro.co.uk/about/
Emailr.hartley-parkinson@metro.co.ukSource: https://metro.co.uk/about/
Emailclaie.wilson@metro.co.ukSource: https://metro.co.uk/about/
Emailrory.mckeown@metro.co.ukSource: https://metro.co.uk/about/
Emaillucy.mapstone@metro.co.ukSource: https://metro.co.uk/about/

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleMetro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from MetroMetro logoSearch MetroClose SearchMy AccountOpen Site MenuClose Site MenuSmall logoExpand Home SubmenuExpand News SubmenuExpand Entertainment SubmenuExpand Sport SubmenuExpand Lifestyle SubmenuExpand Soaps SubmenuExpand Opinion SubmenuExpand Shopping SubmenuExpand Puzzles SubmenuExpand Money SubmenuExpand Property SubmenuExpand Travel SubmenuExpand Horoscopes SubmenuExpand More SubmenuMetro on InstagramMetro on FacebookMetro on XMetro on TikTokChannel
First headingUnavailable
DescriptionMetro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro
Canonical URLhttps://metro.co.uk/
Final URLhttps://metro.co.uk/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesOrganization · VideoObject · WebSite

Connection path

Redirect chain

0 recorded hops

No redirect hop was recorded for the sampled homepage.

Premium monitoring

Catch downtime and security changes automatically

Regular checks, availability history, and alert emails are reserved for Premium websites. Free reports remain point-in-time scans and do not create recurring server work.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

Safety ScoreNo comparable score
HTTP statusUnavailable → 200
Final URL changedYes
Technologies addedgoogle-analytics, wordpress
Technologies removedNone observed

This comparison uses persisted scan evidence only. A changed signal can reflect a real website change, a different response or newly available evidence.

Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
rapid-shield-ring-430

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

The captured website appearance changed.

screenshot changed

Website icon for metro.co.uk

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of metro.co.uk
Earlier browser capture retained because this scan did not produce a usable replacement. It is not fresh scan evidence.

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Questions about metro.co.uk

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Is metro.co.uk safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 72/100 with 70% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on metro.co.uk?

External threat-provider coverage was unavailable for this scan, so malware status is unverified.

When was metro.co.uk registered?

The public registry record shows Jun 17, 1995. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did metro.co.uk have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does metro.co.uk describe itself?

The website's About page describes its purpose in the report above. This is publisher-supplied information and is separate from independent security findings.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.