Maternal and Newborn Health | Save the Children UK

Child Hunger & Malnutrition | Save the Children UK

Save the Children UK | International Children's Charity

Who are Save the Children? | About Us | Save the Children UK

Our History | Save the Children UK

Who We Work With | Save the Children UK

News | Save the Children UK

Blogs | Save the Children UK

Reuniting Families | Save the Children UK

Child Education Charity | Save the Children UK

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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Title / URL	Issues
Maternal and Newborn Health \| Save the Children UKwww.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/maternal-health	1
Child Hunger & Malnutrition \| Save the Children UKwww.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/hunger	1
Save the Children UK \| International Children's Charitywww.savethechildren.org.uk/	1
Who are Save the Children? \| About Us \| Save the Children UKwww.savethechildren.org.uk/about-us	1
Our History \| Save the Children UKwww.savethechildren.org.uk/about-us/our-history	1
Who We Work With \| Save the Children UKwww.savethechildren.org.uk/about-us/who-we-work-with	1
News \| Save the Children UKwww.savethechildren.org.uk/news	1
Blogs \| Save the Children UKwww.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs	1
Reuniting Families \| Save the Children UKwww.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/reuniting-families	1
Child Education Charity \| Save the Children UKwww.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/education	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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