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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ cypress/fixtures/toggles
 ws-nextjs-app/cypress/fixtures/toggles
 ws-nextjs-app/cypress/downloads
 ws-nextjs-app/cypress/results
+ws-nextjs-app/test-results
+ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/__assets__
 pack
 storybook_dist
 simorgh.report.html
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba3d648fe2e..a5b65719158 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   ],
   "workspaces": {
     "packages": [
+      "ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e",
       "ws-nextjs-app",
       "src/app/routes/article/getInitialData",
       "src/app/routes/utils/fetchDataFromBFF",
diff --git a/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/package.json b/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b59597987d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "name": "e2e-tests",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "automation / e2e tests",
+  "private": true,
+  "packageManager": "yarn@4.12.0",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test:e2e:chrome:playwright": "npx playwright test --project='WorldService - Chrome'",
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@bbc/unified-web-e2e-framework": "github:bbc/unified-web-e2e-framework#v3.0.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.57.0",
+    "@types/config": "3.3.5",
+    "@types/supertest": "6.0.3",
+    "supertest": "7.1.1",
+    "tsx": "4.19.4",
+    "typescript": "5.8.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/playwright.config.ts b/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/playwright.config.ts
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index 00000000000..ab814d0b67f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/playwright.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { config } from '@bbc/unified-web-e2e-framework';
+
+config.testDir = 'specs';
+
+config.use.baseURL = 'https://www.bbc.com';
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/specs/homePage.spec.ts b/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/specs/homePage.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79394f0540a
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+++ b/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/specs/homePage.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import SERVICES from '#app/lib/config/services';
+import { test } from '@bbc/unified-web-e2e-framework';
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const SERVICES_PATTERN = SERVICES.join('|');
+
+const VALID_HREF_REGEX = new RegExp(
+  `^https://www\\.bbc\\.com/(?:${SERVICES_PATTERN}|usingthebbc/[^/]+(?:/.*)?|programmes/[a-z0-9]{8,15})(?:/.*)?$`,
+);
+
+const testSuites = [
+  {
+    path: '/arabic',
+    service: 'arabic',
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/dari',
+    service: 'dari',
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/kyrgyz',
+    service: 'kyrgyz',
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/magyarul',
+    service: 'magyarul',
+    expectedPath: '/magyarul/articles/cwywderkzy2o',
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/polska',
+    service: 'polska',
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/portuguese',
+    service: 'portuguese',
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/romania',
+    service: 'romania',
+    expectedPath: '/romania/articles/c993yged1xno',
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/serbian/lat',
+    service: 'serbian',
+    variant: 'lat',
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/serbian/cyr',
+    service: 'serbian',
+    variant: 'cyr',
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/uzbek/lat',
+    service: 'uzbek',
+    variant: 'lat',
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/uzbek/cyr',
+    service: 'uzbek',
+    variant: 'cyr',
+  },
+];
+
+testSuites.forEach(suite => {
+  test.describe(`Home Page - ${suite.service}${suite.variant ?? ''}`, () => {
+    test('all links within <main> element should be a valid World Service URL', async ({
+      page,
+    }) => {
+      const expectedPath = suite.expectedPath || suite.path;
+
+      await page.goto(suite.path);
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(expectedPath);
+
+      const pageLinks = await page
+        .locator('main a[href^="https://www.bbc.com"]')
+        .all();
+
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
+      for (const link of pageLinks) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
+        const href = await link.getAttribute('href');
+        expect(href).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(href).toMatch(VALID_HREF_REGEX);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/specs/setupCheck.spec.ts b/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/specs/setupCheck.spec.ts
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index 00000000000..e1fa53d00c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ws-nextjs-app/test/e2e/specs/setupCheck.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { test } from '@bbc/unified-web-e2e-framework';
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+test('Verify page title', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('https://www.bbc.com');
+  expect(await page.title()).toEqual(
+    expect.stringMatching(
+      /(BBC - Home|BBC Home - Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio)/,
+    ),
+  );
+});