.page-blog-latest-news {
  color: #333333; /* Dark text for default light body background */
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.6;
  padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px); /* Ensure content is not hidden by fixed header */
}

.page-blog-latest-news__container {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__hero-section {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 500px;
  padding: 40px 20px;
  background-color: #f5f5f5; /* Light background for hero section fallback */
}

.page-blog-latest-news__hero-image-wrapper {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 0;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__hero-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: brightness(0.7); /* Darken image for better text contrast */
}

.page-blog-latest-news__hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  color: #ffffff; /* Light text for dark hero image */
  max-width: 800px;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__hero-title {
  font-size: 3.5em;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  color: #FFD700; /* Gold brand color for title */
  text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
}

.page-blog-latest-news__hero-description {
  font-size: 1.3em;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  color: #f0f0f0;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
}

.page-blog-latest-news__hero-cta-button {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: #FFD700; /* Gold brand color */
  color: #8B0000; /* Dark red brand color for text */
  padding: 15px 30px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 1.1em;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.page-blog-latest-news__hero-cta-button:hover {
  background-color: #e6c200;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.page-blog-latest-news__section-title {
  font-size: 2.5em;
  color: #8B0000; /* Dark red brand color */
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 50px;
  position: relative;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__section-title::after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 80px;
  height: 4px;
  background-color: #FFD700;
  margin: 15px auto 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__featured-article-section {
  padding: 60px 0;
  background-color: #f9f9f9;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-card {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-card--featured {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-card--featured .page-blog-latest-news__article-image {
  width: 50%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-top-left-radius: 12px;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 12px;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-card--featured .page-blog-latest-news__article-content {
  padding: 30px;
  width: 50%;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 250px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-top-left-radius: 12px;
  border-top-right-radius: 12px;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-content {
  padding: 25px;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-title {
  font-size: 1.8em;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-title .page-blog-latest-news__article-link {
  color: #8B0000; /* Dark red brand color for article titles */
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-title .page-blog-latest-news__article-link:hover {
  color: #FFD700; /* Gold brand color on hover */
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-meta {
  font-size: 0.9em;
  color: #666666;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__article-excerpt {
  font-size: 1em;
  color: #555555;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__read-more-button {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: #8B0000; /* Dark red brand color */
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__read-more-button:hover {
  background-color: #b90000;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__latest-articles-section {
  padding: 60px 0;
  background-color: #f1f1f1;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__articles-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
  gap: 30px;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__cta-section {
  background-color: #8B0000; /* Dark red brand color */
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 80px 20px;
  text-align: center;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__cta-title {
  font-size: 2.8em;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  color: #FFD700; /* Gold brand color */
}

.page-blog-latest-news__cta-description {
  font-size: 1.2em;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  max-width: 800px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.page-blog-latest-news__cta-button {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: #FFD700; /* Gold brand color */
  color: #8B0000; /* Dark red brand color for text */
  padding: 18px 40px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 1.3em;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.page-blog-latest-news__cta-button:hover {
  background-color: #e6c200;
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

/* Responsive adjustments */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .page-blog-latest-news__hero-title {
    font-size: 2.8em;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__hero-description {
    font-size: 1.1em;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__article-card--featured {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__article-card--featured .page-blog-latest-news__article-image,
  .page-blog-latest-news__article-card--featured .page-blog-latest-news__article-content {
    width: 100%;
    border-radius: 0;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__article-card--featured .page-blog-latest-news__article-image {
    border-top-left-radius: 12px;
    border-top-right-radius: 12px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .page-blog-latest-news__hero-title {
    font-size: 2em;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__hero-description {
    font-size: 1em;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__hero-cta-button {
    padding: 12px 25px;
    font-size: 1em;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__section-title {
    font-size: 2em;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__articles-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__article-image {
    height: 200px; /* Ensure content images are not too small */
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__article-card--featured .page-blog-latest-news__article-image {
    height: 250px;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__cta-title {
    font-size: 2em;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__cta-description {
    font-size: 1em;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__cta-button {
    padding: 15px 30px;
    font-size: 1.1em;
  }
  /* Ensure all images within content areas are responsive and not smaller than 200px */
  .page-blog-latest-news img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    min-width: 200px; /* Enforce minimum width for content images */
    min-height: 200px; /* Enforce minimum height for content images */
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__article-image {
    min-width: 200px; 
    min-height: 200px; 
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__hero-image {
    min-width: unset; /* Hero image can be larger and scale down */
    min-height: unset;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .page-blog-latest-news__hero-title {
    font-size: 1.8em;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__hero-description {
    font-size: 0.9em;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__section-title {
    font-size: 1.8em;
  }
  .page-blog-latest-news__cta-title {
    font-size: 1.8em;
  }
}