/* ============================================================
   LATEST NEWS — MAIN BLOCK (Homepage Wrapper)
============================================================ */
.uksor-latest-news-block {
    padding: 0;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    box-shadow: none;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

/* Force homepage to stack instead of grid */
.uksor-latest-news-block .uksor-news-items {
    display: block;
}


/* ============================================================
   LATEST NEWS — GRID (Archive Only)
============================================================ */
.uksor-news-items {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
    gap: 30px;
}


/* ============================================================
   LATEST NEWS — ITEM CARD (Archive + Homepage Unified)
============================================================ */
.uksor-news-item,
.homepage-news-card {
    position: relative;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 15px 15px 15px 25px; /* space for accent bar */
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
    transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
    overflow: hidden; /* keeps accent inside rounded corners */
}



/* ============================================================
   RED ACCENT BAR (Homepage Only)
============================================================ */
.homepage-news-card::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 10px;
    left: 10px; /* inset inside card border */
    bottom: 10px;
    width: 4px;
    background: var(--uksor-red);
    border-radius: 2px;
}


/* ============================================================
   LATEST NEWS — THUMBNAIL
============================================================ */
.uksor-news-thumb img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 160px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 6px;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}


/* ============================================================
   LATEST NEWS — TEXT CONTENT
============================================================ */
.uksor-news-title {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--uksor-blue);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
}

.uksor-news-title:hover {
    color: var(--uksor-red);
}

.news-meta {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #777;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.uksor-news-excerpt {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #444;
    line-height: 1.5;
}


/* ============================================================
   READ MORE BUTTON
============================================================ */
.uksor-news-readmore,
.read-more {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 10px;
    padding: 8px 14px;
    background: var(--uksor-red);
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 13px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.uksor-news-readmore:hover,
.read-more:hover {
    background: var(--uksor-blue);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}


/* ============================================================
   VIEW ALL NEWS LINK
============================================================ */
.uksor-view-all-news {
    text-align: right;
    margin-top: 15px;
}

.uksor-view-all-news a {
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #005bbb;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.uksor-view-all-news a:hover {
    color: #e60000;
}


/* ============================================================
   IMAGE CLEANUP
============================================================ */
.entry-content img,
.uksor-latest-news-block img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    border-radius: 6px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.entry-content img.wp-post-image {
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}