Interesting, AdBlock via mobile Safari’s content blocker feature was blocking the images.

I had the same experience and was thinking it was strange. Surprising the BBC wouldn’t be testing for this kind of thing. Wonder if they’re subverting adblockers deliberately?

I’m thinking it could be an overinclusive block list. Although putting your good content in the same place you serve your ads (same cdn, and/or same html element) could be a good way to discourage adblocking.

The images aren't loading on Firefox mobile too, but shows up when switching to desktop view.