Accessibility
· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.DDark Mode SupportActionNo dark mode signalsFIX
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.
DPrint StylesheetActionNo print stylesFIX
CHeading HierarchyAction107 headings, 1 skip(s)REVIEW
- H1 (empty)
- H3 'We arrived to check in at the airport and were told our son was dead’ skipped
- H3 Fire service issues update as dozens of firefighters remain at mill blaze
- H3 Woman at centre of Blackley murder investigation named as tributes to 'beautiful soul' pour in
- H3 Family of Stretford Grammar headteacher issue heartbreaking tribute after he's killed
- H3 They made just £1 in their first week - now they are one of Greater Manchester's most breathtaking spots
- H2 NEWS
- H3 'Plain as day' man found dead in Forest Bank cell needed help, inquest hears
- H3 Mancunians finally get a glimpse behind the fences in Albert Square as huge changes revealed
- H3 Manchester's X Factor star makes sign from the dock as she appears in court for attempted murder
- H3 Baby death trial hears child was 'alert and happy' before being adopted
- H3 Emmerdale and Happy Valley actor found dead day after arrest
- H3 Armed cop tells Manchester Airport assault trial he had no other choice when he kicked suspect in the face
- H2 Teapots of boozy cocktails and beer-laden cheese toasties - The Black Friar's 'Cream of Manchester' taster menu sampled
- H3 Investigation underway following death of woman
- H3 Deported child rapist who sneaked back into the UK tracked down after trying to claim Universal Credit
- H3 Coronation Street's most romantic, disastrous and almost unbelievable weddings
- H3 'My phone was stolen in the Northern Quarter - I'll never go out in Manchester again'
- H2 Greater Manchester's old shopping centres are going - that won't undo the damage they did
- H3 Manchester sandwich shop treats ENTIRE Man City squad after Arsenal win
- H3 (empty)
- H2 UNMISSABLE
- H3 'Quick and easy' money - quick and easy jail time
- H3 University Challenge quiz: 12 killer questions from BBC final after Manchester Uni win title
- H3 What people have been alleging 'for years' about man 'who owns half of Oldham'
- H3 Lost takings, locked doors and racist abuse: How Britain First march affected Manchester businesses
- H3 The part of the Curry Mile that could soon change forever
- H3 The Salford home execution by a laughing gunman that remains unsolved 35 years on
- H3 From rag puddings to Rolexes - Oldham's new £40m market hall is remarkable
- H3 The audacious Trinity Way prison van ambush that freed 'The Turk' and 'Fat Cat'
- H3 Pensioner turned robber and 'controlling' rapist among those locked up last week
- H2 CITY LIFE
- H2 I tried the cheapest supermarket tea bags and realised my mistake
- H3 Major fashion brand announces Trafford Centre and Manchester Arndale stores in first move to north west
- H3 Tour De France route through Greater Manchester revealed including punishing climbs and spectacular Deansgate finish
- H3 Peter Kay announces four hometown shows in Bolton - and there's only one way to get tickets
- H3 Salford bakery tucked away in industrial site to open new 'not so hidden' venue
- H3 St George's Day Parade: Date, route, and everything you need to know ahead of 'biggest and best' event
- H3 'It's a proper market here - not one of those fancy food halls'
- H3 Ella Toone and Joe Bunney make second visit in days to 'cake shed' near Wigan after being left impressed
- H3 The item on the 10 o'clock news that saw the Hacienda bubble 'burst'
- H3 (empty)
- H2 MANCHESTER UNITED FC
- H2 Manchester United could pull off their most eye-catching transfer since Paul Pogba this summer
- H2 Manchester United might have found the perfect player for next season
- H2 Ruben Amorim will still argue he was right about huge Manchester United mistake
- H2 Michael Carrick is one game away from being impossible for Manchester United to ignore
- H2 MANCHESTER CITY FC
- H3 Pep Guardiola hits back at 'stupid' Man City celebration police - 'Cry all the time'
- H3 Pep Guardiola's three-word message for Man City stars after Arsenal
- H3 Man City get Rodri and Ruben Dias injury updates for Burnley
- H3 Man City confirm Hong Kong friendly with European giants to start 2026 pre season tour
- H2 CRIME
- H3 Man in his 50s arrested after double stabbing
- H3 Police issue update after chaotic scenes outside Etihad after Manchester City vs Arsenal
- H3 Albanian man who 'entered UK illegally' found working at Stockport restaurant
- H3 Woman bailed as police 'keep open mind' following death of baby in Stockport
- H3 Ex-Premier League footballer turns detective to snare creep who spied on women
- H3 Jail for child sex predator who kept 'perverted, disgusting fantasies' secret for years
- H3 'Terrified' armed police officer feared alleged attacker in Manchester Airport fracas would take his gun, jurors hear
- H2 MORE NEWS
- H3 Gary Neville's sister hits out after Man United icon confronted in streets in X-rated rant
- H3 Manchester Airport responds after hit band's singer ridicules it in video
- H3 Plans to build nearly 100 houses and flats on a site once home to Stretford RAC call centre
- H3 On what should have been one of the busiest days for trade, they had to close its doors
- H3 'We're a community with big hearts and we fight for everything that we have'
- H3 Temperatures to soar to 21C in days as Greater Manchester to bask in sunny weather
- H3 Teen, 17, found dead just days after being suspended from college
- H3 Flats plan for former town centre snooker club and sports bar
- H3 EuroMillions results live: Winning lottery numbers for tonight's £126m draw - Tuesday, April 21
- H3 TOWIE star Jordan Wright 'was found dead in drainage ditch in Thailand'
- H2 FAMILY
- H3 Mum blasts school after her eight-year-old daughter is refused entry
- H3 The North West beaches where dogs will be banned from May 1
- H2 I got the £12.99 Home Bargains buy shoppers are loving - it's brought my garden to life
- H2 The £3 family attraction an hour from Manchester that kids' dreams are made of
- H2 CORONATION STREET
- H3 Coronation Street spoilers as Jodie, Carl, Theo, Megan and Maggie face death across five nights of drama
- H3 Coronation Street murder week in 29 pictures as Betsy Swain makes deadly discovery
- H3 Coronation Street admits why Carla Connor and Lisa Swain's wedding 'needed' end in murder mystery
- H3 Coronation Street fans 'work out' what's next for Betsy Swain as she makes gruesome find
- H3 (empty)
- H2 RECENT ARTICLES
- H3 Murderer executed after 36 years on death row for setting neighbour on fire
- H3 Drone footage captures Radcliffe mill blaze as flames rip through building
- H3 Radcliffe fire sees dozens of firefighters called to derelict mill blaze as witnesses report 'explosion'
- H3 Everything you need to know as Radcliffe fire sees cordon put in place as dozens of firefighters called to blaze
- H3 Why did Beverley Callard leave I'm a Celebrity? Exit explained after she quits just days before final
- H3 M62 bridge works delayed as major upgrade to see motorway closed overnight
- H3 I'm a Celebrity star Beverley Callard sent love as she leaves on medical grounds
- H3 Marcus Rashford failed Barcelona's 'golden chance' as new Man United details emerge
- H3 Trump says US military is 'raring to go' in 'bombing' warning before Iran ceasefire talks
- H3 Tobacco sales ban for people born after 2008 passes Parliament in 'historic moment'
- H3 All Creatures Great and Small star opens up on moving final moments with late mum
- H3 Coronation Street fans share upset over 'heartbreaking' Lisa Swain decision
- H3 Argos shoppers race to buy 'beautiful' lamp that needs 'no sockets' for 85p instead of £16
- H3 Radcliffe fire RECAP as dozens of firefighters tackle blaze and cordon extended - latest updates
- H3 ITV Grace star John Simm reveals what's next after tense season 6 cliffhanger
- H3 Shark heavily reduces vacuum with 'amazing suction power even on pet hair' by £100
- H3 Shark heavily reduces £200 styler shoppers call 'just as good as £480 Dyson Airwrap'
- H3 Coronation Street's Carla Connor confirms major change after Lisa Swain wedding and fans are thrilled
- H3 Pet-friendly Welsh lodge has its own Finnish hot tub and 'peaceful' surroundings
- H3 Tributes to 'beautiful' boy, six, who died after being hit by car in Ellesmere Port
- H3 Rapist admits attacking Sikh woman he believed to be Muslim on a bus
- H3 KFC announcement has fans saying 'now we're talking' after 'worst ever' menu
- H3 White Stuff's 'lovely summer dress' reduced from £59 to £24 'makes you stand out from the crowd'
- H3 TUI issues message to all passengers with holiday booked amid Middle East conflict
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline — screen-reader users lose track of section nesting.
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Screen reader users navigate by jumping between headings (H1 → H2 → H3). Skipping (H1 → H3) breaks the sense of hierarchy. Use sequential levels even if you don't like the default styling — restyle with CSS instead. WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) treats this as an A failure.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.3.1 / W3C WAI
Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.
Empty <hN> tags break the document outline — screen-reader users navigating by heading hit dead silence.
Source: WCAG 2.4.6
CLink & Button QualityAction6 issue(s) across 254 links and 4 buttonsREVIEW
| Element | Text | Issue | Suggested Fix |
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| https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterEveni… | Manchester Evening News Facebo… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://x.com/MENNewsdesk | Manchester Evening News X soci… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.instagram.com/manchestereven… | Manchester Evening News Instag… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
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| (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label | |
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| https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterEveni… | Manchester Evening News Facebo… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://x.com/MENNewsdesk | Manchester Evening News X soci… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.instagram.com/manchestereven… | Manchester Evening News Instag… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/?branding=m… | Link to InYourArea, opens in a… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.mynewsassistant.com/ | Link to mynewsassistant, opens… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.okbeautybox.co.uk/ | Link to Beauty Box Subscriptio… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.yimbly.com/ | Link to Yimbly Shop, opens in … | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://marketplacelive.co.uk/national | Link to Marketplace, opens in … | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://publicnoticeportal.uk/?utm_sourc… | Link to Public Notices, opens … | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.reachphotosales.co.uk/ | Link to Buy a photo, opens in … | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://jobs.reachplc.com/jobs | Link to Work for us, opens in … | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.mirrorbingo.com/ | Link to Mirror Bingo, opens in… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.mirrorpix.com | Link to Syndication & Licensin… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.reachplc.com/about-us/our-br… | Reach and across our entities | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/… | cookies | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/… | Privacy Notice | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/… | Terms and Conditions | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
a.Heading_teaser-link-primary__oUN1B (#574 on page); a (#577 on page); a.Heading_teaser-link-primary__oUN1B (#826 on page); a (#829 on page); a.Heading_teaser-link-primary__oUN1B (#1322 on page); a (#1325 on page)
Links with no accessible text (empty <a></a>, image-only no alt, icon-only no aria-label) are unidentifiable to screen readers.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4
Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterEveningNews; https://x.com/MENNewsdesk; https://www.instagram.com/manchestereveningnews; https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterEveningNews; https://x.com/MENNewsdesk; https://www.instagram.com/manchestereveningnews; https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/?branding=men&from_reach_footer_nav=men; https://www.mynewsassistant.com/; https://www.okbeautybox.co.uk/; https://www.yimbly.com/ (+10 more)
Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.
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Without rel="noopener", the new tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener (tab-nabbing attack). Modern browsers default to noopener for target=_blank but only since recent versions. Always set rel="noopener noreferrer" explicitly.
Source: MDN target / OWASP
C404 Error PageActionHTTP 404, custom pageREVIEW
CFavicon & BrandingAction8 icon(s) detectedREVIEW
BColor Contrast (Screenshot)20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AAREVIEW
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 Teapots of boozy coc… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h2 Greater Manchester's… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h2 I tried the cheapest… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h2 Manchester United co… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h2 Manchester United mi… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h2 Ruben Amorim will st… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h2 Michael Carrick is o… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h2 I got the £12.99 Ho… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h2 The £3 family attra… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h3 'We arrived to check… | 20.12:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FAFAFA | Pass |
| h3 Fire service issues … | 7.70:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #999DA2 | Pass |
| h3 Woman at centre of B… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h3 Family of Stretford … | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h3 They made just £1 i… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h3 'Plain as day' man f… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h3 Mancunians finally g… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h3 Manchester's X Facto… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h3 Baby death trial hea… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h3 Emmerdale and Happy … | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | Pass |
| h3 Armed cop tells Manc… | 3.26:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #595F67 | 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.
ALandmark Structure96 landmarksPASS
Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
Some <nav> elements lack aria-label — screen-reader users hear 'navigation' multiple times with no way to distinguish them.
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When a page has multiple <nav> regions (primary, footer, breadcrumb), each needs aria-label or aria-labelledby. AT users navigate by landmark; identical 'navigation' announcements force them to enter each one to discover purpose.
Source: WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices
A+Alt Text QualityAll 116 images OKPASS
A+Form AccessibilityNo form controlsPASS
A+Web ManifestPWA-readyPASS
A+Lighthouse Accessibility AuditsScore 95/100 — 2 failing, 25 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.
Navigation
Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
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'We arrived to check in at the airport and were told our son was dead’ div > div.Heading_heading-primary__pzAWR > a.Heading_teaser-link-primary__oUN1B > h3.Heading_headline__lT6QN |
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
Names and labels
Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
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div.shopwindow > article.Teaser_teaser__XImzE > footer.Footer_additional-content__QJCbk > a div.shopwindow > article.Teaser_teaser__XImzE > footer.Footer_additional-content__QJCbk > a |
div.shopwindow > article.Teaser_teaser__XImzE > footer.Footer_additional-content__QJCbk > a div.shopwindow > article.Teaser_teaser__XImzE > footer.Footer_additional-content__QJCbk > a |
div.shopwindow > article.Teaser_teaser__XImzE > footer.Footer_additional-content__QJCbk > a div.shopwindow > article.Teaser_teaser__XImzE > footer.Footer_additional-content__QJCbk > a |
These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.