diff --git a/publichealth/home/templates/news.html b/publichealth/home/templates/news.html
index 168393f..c4fe148 100644
--- a/publichealth/home/templates/news.html
+++ b/publichealth/home/templates/news.html
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 							<em><span>{{ entry.author }}</span></em>
 						</p>
 					</div>
-					<a href="/aktuelles/" target="_blank" class="fill"></a>
+					<a href="/aktuelles/" class="fill"></a>
 					<!-- <a href="{{ entry.link }}" target="_blank" class="fill"></a> -->
 				</div>
 			</div>
diff --git a/publichealth/static/css/modules/_banner.scss b/publichealth/static/css/modules/_banner.scss
index 38b279a..19f4f20 100644
--- a/publichealth/static/css/modules/_banner.scss
+++ b/publichealth/static/css/modules/_banner.scss
@@ -80,8 +80,11 @@
   }
 }
 
-
-
+/* Home page banner background */
+body.template-frontpage {
+  background: $gray-lighter;
+  .home_page section:nth-child(even) { background: white; }
+}
 
 /* Page header */
 $banner-height: 700px;