:root {
    --university-red: #8B0000;
    --university-red-light: #C41E24;
    --university-red-dark: #5C0000;
    --emerald-blue: #00b9f1;
    --dark-gray: #333333;
    --gold: #ffde00;
}

body {
    font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Inter', 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
    color: var(--dark-gray);
    background: #ffffff;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    font-family: 'Merriweather', 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--dark-gray);
}

/* Header / Top Bar */
.top-header {
    background: var(--university-red-dark);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 0.5rem 0;
    border-bottom: 3px solid var(--gold);
}
.top-header .social-icons a {
    color: #fff;
    margin-left: 1rem;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.top-header .social-icons a:hover { opacity: 0.7; }

/* Navigation */
.main-navigation {
    background: #fff;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--university-red);
    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}
.main-navigation .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    color: var(--dark-gray);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
    transition: background 0.2s ease;
}
.main-navigation .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover,
.main-navigation .navbar-nav .nav-link.active {
    background: var(--university-red);
    color: #fff;
}

/* Breaking News Ticker */
.breaking-news {
    background: var(--university-red);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 0.5rem 0;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--gold);
}
.breaking-news .ticker {
    overflow: hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
.breaking-news .ticker span {
    display: inline-block;
    padding-left: 100%;
    animation: ticker-scroll 20s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes ticker-scroll {
    0% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
    100% { transform: translate(-100%, 0); }
}

/* Hero Section (BBC Style) */
.hero-featured {
    border-left: 5px solid var(--university-red);
    padding-left: 1.5rem;
}
.hero-featured h1 a {
    color: var(--dark-gray);
    text-decoration: none;
}
.hero-featured h1 a:hover { color: var(--university-red); }

/* Article Cards */
.article-card {
    border: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--university-red-light);
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}
.article-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); }
.article-card .card-title a {
    color: var(--dark-gray);
    text-decoration: none;
}
.article-card .card-title a:hover { color: var(--university-red); }
.card-category {
    color: var(--university-red);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

/* Buttons */
.btn-primary {
    background: var(--university-red);
    border: none;
    border-radius: 0;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 0.6rem 1.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: background 0.2s ease;
}
.btn-primary:hover {
    background: var(--university-red-dark);
    color: #fff;
}

.btn-outline-secondary {
    border: 2px solid var(--university-red);
    color: var(--university-red);
    border-radius: 0;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.btn-outline-secondary:hover {
    background: var(--university-red);
    color: #fff;
}

/* Footer */
.footer {
    background: var(--university-red-dark);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 3rem 0;
    border-top: 5px solid var(--gold);
}