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When specifying accessible names via `aria-labelledby`, ensure that the 
label elements exist.

## Explanation

Accessible names are required for many parts of a page, including form controls.
One way to accomplish this is to use `aria-labelledby` to specify the ID or IDs of 
other elements which contain a label. For example:

```html
<h2 id="dialog-labell">Important message!</h2>
<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-label">
```

In this example, the `aria-labelledby` for the `<dialog>` points to an ID of `dialog-label`,
which doesn't exist. The heading it refers to instead has an ID of `dialog-labell`, presumably 
a typo.

## Why this matters

It isn't usually clear when an accessible name is broken, even during user testing.

This check helps to identify where an element clearly intended to have a label, but
that label is missing.

When a label is broken, it may be impossible for a user of assistive technologies
to understand what that element does.

missing-aria-labelled-by

January 2026

December 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Search the Telegraph - The Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.uk/search/	3
	Sport - The Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.uk/sport/	2
	Business: News, comments & analysis - The Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.uk/business/	2
	Horse Racing: Expert tips, race meeting news & analysis - The Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.uk/racing/	2
	Golf: News, tournament live reports, scores & more - The Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.uk/golf/	2
	Football: Expert analysis, fixtures, results & team news - The Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.uk/football/	2
	The Telegraph - Telegraph Online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph - Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.uk/	2
	Cricket: Latest Ashes news, fixtures & results - The Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/	2
	Boxing: News, opinion, previews, analysis & results - The Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/	2
	Opinion - The Telegraph's columnists inform and entertain with their analysis and commentary on a wide range of topics. - The Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/	2

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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