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· 22 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.DTabindex Anti-PatternsAction0 positive, 84 -1-on-focusableFIX
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BHeading Hierarchy207 headingsREVIEW
- H3 ‘Odds not in our favour’Doomsday Clock setters on the future of humanity
- H3 Blind date‘I hope my handshake wasn’t too much of a red flag’
- H3 Infected, at seaHow the deadly virus turned a dream cruise into tragedy
- H3 Venice BiennaleWhat not to miss at the 2026 exhibition
- H3 FootballMadrid’s shambolic fight club braced for Barcelona
- H3 'They screwed each other'Tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance
- H2 News
- H3 UkraineRussia and Ukraine confirm three-day ceasefire from 9 May
- H3 Russia-Ukraine war at a glanceZelenskyy ‘hereby decrees’ Moscow can hold Victory Day parade
- H3 Russia-Ukraine warDistant strike on Russian missile ship in Caspian Sea
- H3 Russia-Ukraine war at a glanceZelenskyy ‘hereby decrees’ Moscow can hold Victory Day parade
- H3 Russia-Ukraine warDistant strike on Russian missile ship in Caspian Sea
- H3 May 2026 electionsMost Labour members think Starmer cannot revive party fortunes, poll finds
- H3 ExclusiveFuture of UK lies in the EU after Brexit ‘failure’, say European Greens
- H3 Scottish politicsFirst minister urges Starmer to show Scotland ‘greater respect’ after SNP victory
- H3 2026 elections mappedHow Labour lost ground in different directions
- H3 Reform UKNigel Farage hails ‘historic shift in politics’ after Reform UK election gains
- H3 US-Israel war on IranUS awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio
- H3 Trump administration briefingRepublicans dominating redistricting fight across several states before midterms
- H3 Exclusive‘Everything went black. Then fire poured down’: one man’s terror onboard a ship hit in the Iran war
- H3 Norway‘We are talking about energy security for Europe’: Norway doubles down on oil and gas production
- H3 HantavirusEvacuation of hantavirus-stricken cruise ship could face delays due to bad weather
- H3 ScienceHantavirus misinformation runs rampant as the US is unequipped to respond to infectious disease health scare
- H3 UK economyWorried Britons ‘prepping’ for major disruption with stash of tins and cash, survey shows
- H3 HungaryTurning the page on Orbán’s rule: Magyar to be sworn in as Hungary PM
- H3 DenmarkGreenlandic woman wins case against Danish authorities who removed her two-hour-old child
- H3 USPentagon releases first batch of previously secret files documenting reports of UFOs
- H2 The Saturday read
- H3 Infected, at sea: how the deadly hantavirus turned a dream cruise into tragedy
- H2 In focus
- H3 FranceFrance has a record number of presidential hopefuls. Will any of them be able to hold back the far right?
- H3 US-Israel relationship‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance
- H3 Pope Leo XIVAmericans hail Pope Leo XIV as ‘breath of fresh air’ one year in, as Trump clashes linger
- H3 Pope Leo XIVVatican stresses need for peace as Rubio meets pope amid strained relations
- H2 Features
- H3 Doomsday Clock‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?
- H3 Blind dateBlind date: ‘I hope my handshake wasn’t too much of a red flag’
- H2 More features
- H3 Venice Biennale 2026What not to miss at the 2026 Venice Biennale
- H3 Venice Biennale 2026What does a woman swimming in urine tell us about the state of the world? Lots! – Venice Biennale review
- H3 TravelCocktails, sunsets and freshly caught seafood: 27 of the best beach bars and cafes in Europe
- H3 My cultural awakeningAh, ah, ah, ah - I saved my dad’s life with a little help from The Office and the Bee Gees
- H3 The Guide Everyday Hollywood film comedies have faded but can they make a comeback?
- H3 The Tim Dowling columnI’ve come to respect the fox. But our dog is still a hardliner
- H3 ‘A true pinch-me moment’Memories of David Attenborough as he turns 100
- H3 TelevisionHappy centenary, David! Attenborough’s 100 most spectacular TV moments
- H2 The Grid
- H3 The grid unlocked: how does a greener power network actually work?
- H3 From Amazon to Meta: how the world’s biggest companies are securing supplies of low-carbon energy
- H3 The net benefits of net zero: why there’s more to renewables than tackling the climate crisis
- H3 How AI is transforming the electricity grid – and why robot dogs could have a role to play
- H2 The long read
- H3 How to survive the information crisis: ‘We once talked about fake news – now reality itself feels fake’
- H2 Sport
- H3 double quotation markInto the Ronaldo-verse: sludge of content is eating up sport and the adults are to blame
- H3 Sports quiz of the weekFeaturing the Champions League, Wu Yize, Giro d'Italia and F1 winners
- H3 Sports quiz of the weekFeaturing the Champions League, Wu Yize, Giro d'Italia and F1 winners
- H3 double quotation markMadrid’s shambolic fight club braced for Barcelona to land knockout blow
- H3 Football DailyReal Madrid and some truly toxic vibes. Next up … El Clásico
- H3 Serie A‘We bring in hungry, humble players’: How Fàbregas is leading the rise of Como
- H3 Matchday liveManchester City look to stay in title hunt, Liverpool host Chelsea, EFL playoffs buildup
- H3 FootballHow did league champions Liverpool and Club World Cup winners Chelsea fall so far?
- H3 BournemouthHow Kroupi became the next jewel … and a World Cup bolter
- H3 double quotation markTennis slams’ refusal to discuss money is slap in face for players. They are right to threaten boycott
- H3 TennisDjokovic accepts ‘new reality’ after returning with defeat at Italian Open
- H3 TennisDe Minaur’s form slump continues in racket-smashing exit at Italian Open
- H3 double quotation markWest Ham on brink a decade after David Sullivan announced his ‘big club’ feelings
- H3 ArsenalArteta urges Gunners to ‘channel energy’ in right way with title in sight
- H3 The run-inSeven games that will decide whether Arsenal or City win the title
- H3 Premier LeagueTeam news: predicted lineups for the weekend action
- H2 More sport
- H3 Giro d'ItaliaMagnier wins stage one in Bulgaria but finish marred by mass crash
- H3 FootballBournemouth drop Jiménez amid investigation into social media posts
- H3 Formula OneF1 agrees to engine changes from next season after widespread criticism
- H3 Football'There's nothing wrong with Liverpool’s standards,' blasts Slot
- H2 Opinion
- H3 Charlotte Higginsdouble quotation markAt the Venice Biennale I saw anger at Russia and Israel – and its leadership pretending everything was fine
- H3 Europedouble quotation markAI will make language barriers disappear – and diminish our understanding of other cultures
- H2 More opinion
- H3 double quotation markThe hill I will die on: Voice notes have made my generation a bunch of self-absorbed bores
- H3 double quotation markAI-powered surveillance company Palantir created a chore coat. Great, now I have no choice but to burn mine
- H3 double quotation markTrump’s looming defeat in Iran is a personal and political crisis
- H3 Becky Barnicoat on millennial lifeA recipe for disaster
- H2 Editorials
- H3 The Guardian viewBritain’s fractured politics: a revolt against the status quo
- H3 The Guardian view Writers’ retirements: the sense of an ending
- H2 Cartoon
- H3 The Saturday cartoonVaughan Tomlinson on wisdom being passed down through the generations
- H2 More top stories
- H3 Climate crisisInequality causing 100,000 extra deaths a year from heat and cold in Europe
- H3 Airline industryAirline emissions in Europe top pre-Covid levels despite pledge to decarbonise
- H3 Airline industryAirline emissions in Europe top pre-Covid levels despite pledge to decarbonise
- H3 UK newsBarrister says ‘dead woman was put on trial’ after husband cleared of manslaughter in UK
- H3 AntisemitismIn a hushed room, personal testimonies reveal Australia’s troubling rise in antisemitism
- H3 US newsFlorida surgeon ‘devastated’ over death of patient after removing liver instead of spleen
- H3 ArtSeveral Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of Israel
- H2 Climate crisis & environment
- H3 The alternatives‘A share in the delight’: the people investing in the UK’s first community-owned solar battery
- H3 Our unequal earth‘The worst time for wheat’: US farmers face losses to extreme heat and drought
- H3 Down to EarthHow one man’s mission to clear dumped boats inspired Guardian readers
- H3 EnvironmentCan a sprawling city make public transit work? Sydney may be on the right track
- H2 UK news
- H3 UKMan pleads not guilty to threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
- H3 EconomicsUK borrowing costs fall and pound rises after Starmer says he will stay as PM
- H3 Sexual harassment more than twice as prevalent at England’s top universities, analysis finds
- H3 Nigel FarageNigel Farage dodges questions on £5m gift from crypto billionaire
- H2 World news
- H3 Charlie Kirk shootingCameras to be allowed in courtroom in Charlie Kirk killing case, judge rules
- H3 US militaryStrike on vessel in eastern Pacific kills two people, leaving one survivor
- H3 US news‘He’d be terrible!’ UK political veterans baffled by Steve Hilton’s run for California governor
- H3 ExclusiveStory of enslaved boy featured in 1748 Joshua Reynolds portrait emerges in new study
- H2 Culture
- H3 MusicCharli xcx: Rock Music review – is she really pivoting from pop? Don’t be so sure …
- H3 MusicSplit Enz tease new album ahead of first tour in 17 years: ‘We’d make a really good record now’
- H2 What to watch
- H3 Television‘This priest was so fit’: Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu on nuns, hot clerics and their tale of forbidden passion
- H3 Late-night TV roundupColbert on McDonald’s supply chain concerns: ‘Perhaps this will finally show Trump the true cost of war’
- H3 TV reviewMIA review – the creator of Ozark’s new drama is as subtle as being mauled by a 12ft alligator
- H3 Week in geekdouble quotation markStar Wars has to deliver a proper movie with The Mandalorian and Grogu – otherwise the franchise is dead
- H2 What to listen to
- H3 Music‘We’re not Lady Gaga and Elton John’: unmasking Angine de Poitrine, the year’s buzziest, dottiest band
- H3 MusicAdd to playlist: the magnetic, uncanny songwriting of Frances Chang and the week’s best new tracks
- H3 Dance musicOlof Dreijer: Loud Bloom review – the Knife star’s debut solo album is a garden of earthly delights
- H3 Experimental album of the monthAna Roxanne: Poem 1 review – a stunning pop balladeer emerges from the haze
- H2 What to read
- H3 Science fiction roundupThe best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
- H3 Book of the dayThis Book May Cause Side Effects by Helen Pilcher review – can you think yourself sick?
- H3 The books of my lifeLily King: ‘I couldn’t get past the first 20 pages of Pride and Prejudice’
- H3 BooksGoodbye, My Love by Yumna Kassab review – biting reflections on the dissolution of a marriage
- H2 What to play
- H3 Games‘Nurse, the joypad!’: the eight greatest medical video games
- H3 ReviewMixtape review – tongues, trolleys and classic 90s tracks celebrate teenage misadventure
- H3 Moomins‘We’re remixing her library for a new medium’: the video games capturing the happy-sad spirit of Tove Jansson’s Moomins
- H3 double quotation markShostakovich’s First at 100 – how prodigious genius sounded before Stalin set about silencing it
- H2 More culture
- H3 The week in reviewsAmandaland to Olof Dreijer: the week in rave reviews
- H3 The rave scenePunching the light: Sydney’s 90s raves – in pictures
- H3 Art‘I told his family he was HIV positive’: Keith Haring’s best friend on life with the artist as unseen works go on show
- H3 PhotographyThe week in wildlife: a chonky sea lion, amorous toads and an adorable gosling
- H2 Lifestyle
- H3 The quizWhat links Run Lola Run, Source Code and Groundhog Day? The Saturday quiz
- H3 The kids' quizWhy can’t wasps swim and which shark is fastest? The kids’ quiz
- H3 Well actuallyI didn’t think I could get addicted to weed. I was wrong – and I’m not alone
- H2 Food
- H3 Meera Sodha recipesChopped broad bean trofie with mint and lemon
- H3 The sweet spotBenjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for Mexican-style vanilla bean flan
- H3 FeastHow to choose the perfect wine to accompany Middle Eastern food
- H3 WineHow to match wine with vegetables
- H2 Fashion & beauty
- H3 DesignSoft armour, pert nipples: how London design team made Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala breastplate
- H3 FashionWhy is Silicon Valley suddenly obsessed with being tasteful?
- H3 What to wear...Living on the edge: what to wear with a lace-trimmed skirt
- H3 Met GalaBody as masterpiece: nipples, skeletons and tattoos dominate at record-breaking Met Gala
- H2 Relationships
- H3 RelationshipsWhen women choose non-monogamy: ‘It’s an opportunity for more integration’
- H3 Well actually‘Do you think I’m a cougar?’: five influencer couples on their age-gap relationships
- H3 You be the judgeShould my flatmate stop using my details to sign up for free trials?
- H3 USYoung people want to know whether they’ve perpetrated a sexual assault. A non-profit made a tool for them
- H2 Health & fitness
- H3 The expertsHow to save a life: paramedics on emergency first aid – from cardiac arrest to burns to seizures
- H3 FitnessDo women need to exercise differently from men – and ease up on cardio after 40?
- H3 Well actuallyFrom ‘it helped me stick to a routine’ to ‘I despise it’: 11 people explain how they’re using AI for fitness
- H3 SmokingIs it true that … your lungs regenerate when you quit smoking?
- H2 More lifestyle
- H3 HomesFrom cramped coach house to family home – how clever design transformed this tiny space
- H3 Readers' travel tips‘No reservations, no waiter, just great sea views, food and drink’: readers’ favourite beach bars in Europe
- H3 Country diaryA lesson in camouflage from a cucumber spider
- H3 Collecting‘It’s a tiny bit of joy!’ How trinket swapping is making the world a happier place, one china sheep at a time
- H2 You may have missed
- H3 UkraineMeeting ‘Madyar’: the Ukrainian drones boss raining on Putin’s parade
- H3 Artificial intelligence‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators?
- H3 RussiaRevealed: Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling
- H2 Take part
- H3 TravelTell us: has your flight been cancelled?
- H3 AI (artificial intelligence)Tell us: have you become emotionally attached to AI?
- H3 MoneyTell us: how are you adjusting your household finances as the Iran war pushes up costs?
- H3 The kids' quizDoes your child have a question for our kids’ quiz?
- H2 Newsletters
- H3 NewsSign up for the First Edition newsletter
- H3 CultureSign up for The Long Wave newsletter: our weekly Black life and culture email
- H3 FoodSign up for the Feast newsletter
- H3 FootballSign up for the Football Daily newsletter
- H2 In pictures
- H3 PhotographyThe week around the world in 20 pictures
- H2 Most popular
- H3 Most viewed
- H4 Blind date: ‘I hope my handshake wasn’t too much of a red flag’
- H4 Greenlandic woman wins case against Danish authorities who removed her two-hour-old child
- H4 What does a woman swimming in urine tell us about the state of the world? Lots! – Venice Biennale review
- H4 ‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance
- H4 Pentagon releases first batch of previously secret files documenting reports of UFOs
- H4 2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votes
- H4 2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions
- H4 Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling
- H4 Worried Britons ‘prepping’ for major disruption with stash of tins and cash, survey shows
- H4 Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ‘hereby decrees’ Moscow can hold Victory Day parade
- H3 Deeply read
- H4 Infected, at sea: how the deadly hantavirus turned a dream cruise into tragedy
- H4 Tim Dowling: I’ve come to respect the fox. But our dog is still a hardliner
- H4 double quotation markTrump’s looming defeat in Iran is a personal and political crisis
- H4 2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions
- H4 Blind date: ‘I hope my handshake wasn’t too much of a red flag’
- H4 ‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance
- H4 How did league champions Liverpool and Club World Cup winners Chelsea fall so far?
- H4 Jess Cartner-Morley’s May style essentials: summer totes, chic shirts and the best shoes of the year so far
- H4 Madrid’s shambolic fight club braced for Barcelona to land knockout blow
- H4 West Ham on brink a decade after David Sullivan announced his ‘big club’ feelings
Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.
No H1 means screen-reader users can't identify the page's primary topic, and Google's content-extraction degrades.
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The H1 is the document title for assistive tech and a strong signal to search engines about page topic. Pages without one force screen readers to fall back to the <title> attribute or page chrome. Add a single H1 that names the page's primary subject.
Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central
C404 Error PageActionHTTP 404, custom pageREVIEW
BWeb ManifestValid manifestREVIEW
BPWA Depth2 PWA signal(s) surfacedREVIEW
ALandmark Structure145 landmarksPASS
The skip-link anchor (e.g., `href="#main"`) points at an ID that has no corresponding element on the page. Activating the link does nothing -- a silent WCAG 2.4.1 failure that the visual link presence hides. Add `id="main"` (or whichever matches the href) to the target landmark.
Skip link points at an ID that doesn't exist on the page. The link looks fine visually but does nothing when activated -- silent WCAG 2.4.1 failure.
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Find the target landmark (typically <main> or the first <h1>) and add `id="..."` matching the skip link's href fragment. Test by tabbing to the skip link and pressing Enter -- focus should jump to the target.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.1
AAlt Text QualityAll 114 images OKPASS
| Issue | Count |
|---|---|
| too long | 13 image(s) |
A+Form AccessibilityNo form controlsPASS
A+Link & Button Quality1 issue(s) across 363 links and 37 buttonsPASS
| Element | Text | Issue | Suggested Fix |
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| https://www.theguardian.com/info/2024/fe… | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
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Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.
https://www.theguardian.com/info/2024/feb/28/what-is-the-deeply-read-list ("Learn more")
Generic anchor text ('click here', 'read more', 'learn more') tells screen readers and search engines nothing about the destination.
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Out-of-context lists of links read by AT (one navigation pattern) become useless when every link says 'click here'. Use the destination's title or topic as anchor text. Doubles as SEO win — Google passes anchor-text relevance to the destination.
Source: WCAG 2.4.4 / Google Search Central
A+Form Input TypesNo form controls on this pagePASS
A+Form Input QualityNo form controls on this pagePASS
A+Mobile Keyboard & AutofillNo form controls -- mobile keyboard check is N/APASS
A+Document LanguageLang attribute set to "en"PASS
AIframe Accessibility1/2 iframe(s) missing title; 0 placeholder(s)PASS
A+Tap Target AdequacyAll tap targets meet WCAG 2.5.5/2.5.8 sizingPASS
A+Mobile-Readable Font SizesAll 544 visible text node(s) render at >= 12 CSS pixelsPASS
AFavicon & Branding13 icon(s) detectedPASS
A+Print StylesheetPrint styles detectedPASS
A+Color Contrast (Screenshot)20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AAPASS
Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.
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| Element | Ratio | Required | FG | BG | Result |
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| h2 News | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 The Saturday read | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 In focus | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Features | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 More features | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 The Grid | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 The long read | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Sport | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 More sport | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Opinion | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 More opinion | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Editorials | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Cartoon | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 More top stories | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Climate crisis & env… | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 UK news | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 World news | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Culture | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 What to watch | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 What to listen to | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
ALighthouse Accessibility AuditsScore 93/100 — 2 failing, 34 passedPASS
Accessibility
These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.
ARIA
Some ARIA parent roles must contain specific child roles to perform their intended accessibility functions. Learn more about roles and required children elements.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
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News
Opinion
Sport
Culture
Lifestyle
Search input
google-search
Search
Support … div#header-expanded-menu > div.dcr-1srap2j > div.dcr-1ndqjmr > ul.dcr-6sl420 |
These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.
Tables and lists
Screen readers have a specific way of announcing lists. Ensuring proper list structure aids screen reader output. Learn more about proper list structure.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
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‘Odds not in our favour’
Doomsday Clock setters on the future of humanity
Blind… div.dcr-1ykr3rf > gu-island > div.dcr-1beghel > ul.dcr-1tj3ydw |
These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.