diff --git a/client/src/components/weather-widget.tsx b/client/src/components/weather-widget.tsx
index 3a2b612..c66bfd9 100644
--- a/client/src/components/weather-widget.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/weather-widget.tsx
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export function SidebarWeatherWidget() {
   if (!weather) return null;
 
   return (
-    <div className="bg-gradient-to-br from-card to-card/80 rounded-lg border border-card-border p-4 aspect-square flex flex-col justify-between" data-testid="sidebar-weather">
+    <div className="bg-gradient-to-br from-card to-card/80 rounded-lg border border-card-border p-4 min-h-[280px] flex flex-col justify-between" data-testid="sidebar-weather">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
           <MapPin className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-primary" />
diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index e0beb87..e59d5a6 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -305,15 +305,15 @@ function NativeAdCard() {
 
 function TopStoriesList({ articles }: { articles: Article[] }) {
   return (
-    <div className="bg-card rounded-lg border border-card-border p-3" data-testid="sidebar-top-stories">
-      <h3 className="font-bold text-card-foreground text-xs mb-2 flex items-center gap-2">
-        <span className="w-1 h-3.5 bg-primary rounded-full" />
+    <div className="bg-card rounded-lg border border-card-border p-4" data-testid="sidebar-top-stories">
+      <h3 className="font-bold text-card-foreground text-sm mb-3 flex items-center gap-2">
+        <span className="w-1 h-4 bg-primary rounded-full" />
         Zuletzt hinzugefügt
       </h3>
-      <div className="space-y-0">
+      <div className="space-y-1">
         {articles.slice(0, 5).map((article) => (
           <Link key={article.id} href={`/article/${article.slug}`}>
-            <div className="group cursor-pointer py-2 border-b border-card-border last:border-0" data-testid={`card-top-${article.id}`}>
+            <div className="group cursor-pointer py-3 border-b border-card-border last:border-0" data-testid={`card-top-${article.id}`}>
               <h4 className="text-xs font-medium text-card-foreground line-clamp-2 group-hover:text-primary transition-colors leading-snug">{article.title}</h4>
               <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-0.5">
                 <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">{article.author}</span>