From eda161a9861c0661a0b67defdebb2dadb876d92c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HarveyPeachey <harvey.peachey@bbc.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 12:24:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] adds test for clicking promo

---
 .../cypress/e2e/pageTypes/topicPage/tests.ts  | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ws-nextjs-app/cypress/e2e/pageTypes/topicPage/tests.ts b/ws-nextjs-app/cypress/e2e/pageTypes/topicPage/tests.ts
index 5d4b7322d25..16ce902411d 100644
--- a/ws-nextjs-app/cypress/e2e/pageTypes/topicPage/tests.ts
+++ b/ws-nextjs-app/cypress/e2e/pageTypes/topicPage/tests.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,25 @@ export default ({ service, pageType, variant = 'default', path }) => {
         cy.go('back');
       });
 
+      it('Clicking the first promo container should navigate to the correct page', () => {
+        cy.get('[data-testid="topic-promos"]')
+          .first()
+          .children()
+          .first()
+          .as('firstPromo');
+
+        cy.get('@firstPromo')
+          .find('h2 a')
+          .should('have.attr', 'href')
+          .then($href => {
+            // Click container area rather than the anchor itself to verify the full-card click target.
+            cy.get('@firstPromo').click('topRight');
+            cy.url().should('eq', $href);
+          });
+
+        cy.go('back');
+      });
+
       it('clicking the message banner should navigate to the correct page', () => {
         if (messageBanner) {
           cy.get(

From a9f738812c399f4886acfe4b59da23a56fbee6c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HarveyPeachey <harvey.peachey@bbc.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 12:24:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] adds test for clicking promo

---
 .../homePage/testsForCanonicalOnly.ts         | 28 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ws-nextjs-app/cypress/e2e/pageTypes/homePage/testsForCanonicalOnly.ts b/ws-nextjs-app/cypress/e2e/pageTypes/homePage/testsForCanonicalOnly.ts
index 7d1ab970cb1..20a49043277 100644
--- a/ws-nextjs-app/cypress/e2e/pageTypes/homePage/testsForCanonicalOnly.ts
+++ b/ws-nextjs-app/cypress/e2e/pageTypes/homePage/testsForCanonicalOnly.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,34 @@ export default ({ service }) => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('Promo click target', () => {
+    it('should navigate when clicking the first promo container area', () => {
+      cy.get('body').then($body => {
+        if ($body.find('[data-testid="topic-promos"] li').length === 0) {
+          cy.log('No topic promos found on the page');
+          return;
+        }
+
+        cy.get('[data-testid="topic-promos"]')
+          .first()
+          .find('li')
+          .first()
+          .as('firstPromo');
+
+        cy.get('@firstPromo')
+          .find('h2 a')
+          .should('have.attr', 'href')
+          .then($href => {
+            // Click container area rather than the anchor itself to verify the full-card click target.
+            cy.get('@firstPromo').click('topRight');
+            cy.url().should('eq', $href);
+          });
+
+        cy.go('back');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   // Skipping this one due to a bug caused by repeatedly opening and closing the modal
   describe.skip('Portrait Video Curations', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {