body {
  color: var(--blue-grey-p);
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--dark-blue);
}

a:hover {
  
}

.authentication {
  min-height: 100vh;
}

.authentication-links {
  color: var(--white);
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.sign-in-button {
  width: 100%;
}

.sign-in-wrap {
  width: 100%;
}

.cookies-modal {
  padding: 20px;
}

.accept-cookie-btn {
  background-color: var(--red);
  padding: 10px 20px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: var(--white);
}

.decline-cookie-btn {
  padding: 10px 20px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: var(--blue-grey-p);
  border: 1px solid var(--blue-grey-p);
}

.cookies-modal .cookie-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center; /* or flex-start if you want left aligned */
}

.cookies-modal .cookie-action-form {
  margin: 0;          /* forms often have default margin */
  display: inline-block;
}


.guides-index-feed a {
  width: 100%;
}

.guide-thumbnail {
  width: 150px;
}

.step-content p {
  color: var(--blue-grey-p);  
}

.steps-container {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    max-width: 480px; /* Adjusted to halfway between original and reduced width */
    margin: 20px auto;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    position: relative;
}
.steps-container::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 50px; /* Align with center of the first circle */
    left: 43px; /* Center of the circle */
    bottom: 95px; /* Align with center of the last circle */
    width: 6px;
    background-color: #ed1c24;
}
.step {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    position: relative;
}
.step:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.step-number {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    width: 50px; /* Proportionally increased size */
    height: 50px; /* Proportionally increased size */
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ed1c24, #d12228);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 22px; /* Proportionally increased font size */
    font-weight: bold;
    border-radius: 50%;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-right: 15px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}
.step-content {
    flex-grow: 1;
}
.step-content h3 {
    margin: 0 0 5px;
    font-size: 24px; /* Increased by 25% */
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #192e50;
}
.step-content p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 14px; /* Set to 14px */
    color: var(--blue-grey-p);
}

.trix-content {
  font-size: 16px;
}

.red {
  color: var(--red);
}

.white {
  color: var(--white);
}

.w-100 {
  width: 100% !important;
}

.phone-flag {
    position: relative;
    width: 25px;
    top: -48px;
    left: 15px;
    z-index: 5;
}

.mobile-number-input {
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
    text-align: left;
    color: #000;
}

.mobile-number-input:before {
    content: "+44";
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: inherit;
    padding-left: 45px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 15px;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 4;
}

.sul-eligibility-list {
  padding-left: 40px;
  
}


.button-red.sul-apply-body {
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 40px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.fa-li {
  left: 0px !important; /* Adjust this value as needed */
}

.nav-hamburger {
  z-index: 1;
}

#hamburger, #close {
  display: none;
  z-index: 1;
}

#hamburger-wrap {
  z-index: 1;
}

.tp-force-left {
 width: 100%; 
 max-width: 420px;"
}

.cta-box.wide {
  max-width: 100% !important;
}

.cta-list-item {
  font-size: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.cta-list-item a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--dark-blue);
}

.cta-list-item a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  color: var(--red);
}

.cta-box-heading {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.pdf-link-block {
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.cta-box.help {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.cta-box.wide.news {
  padding: 20px 30px 0px 30px;
  height: auto;
}

.about-info-wrap {
  padding-right: 50px;
}

.button-red.news-cta {
  margin-top: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.related-news-title {
  color: var(--white);
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 40px 0;
  font-size: 38px;
}

.div-block-5 {
  height: 300px;
}

.help-topic-title {
  font-size: 34px;
  font-weight: 400;
  }

.button-red.news-cta {
  padding: 20px;
}

.search-result-heading a {
  color: var(--dark-blue);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.search-result-heading a:hover {
  color: var(--red);
}

.trix-content h2, .trix-content h3, .trix-content h4, .trix-content h5 {
  color: var(--dark-blue);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.trix-content {
  color: var(--blue-grey-p);
}

.image-5.bbb-lp {
  padding: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
  width: 200px;
}

.footer-link {
  font-size: 16px;
}

.news-item-text-wrap { 
  padding: 35px;
}

.news-item-text-wrap a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.related-news-thumbnail {
  overflow: hidden;
}




.news-body-wrap {
  margin: 0 50px;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 175%;
}

.news-hero {
  padding-bottom: 60px;
}

.news-hero-title-wrap {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.news-hero-title-wrap p {
  color: var(--red);
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.news-story-title {
  max-width: 900px;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.news-tile-heading {
  font-size: 25px;
}

.news-image-wrap{
  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom,var(--dark-blue),var(--dark-blue)40%,var(--light-grey)40%, var(--light-grey));
}

.help-section-hero {
  padding-top: 160px;
  padding-bottom: 50px;
  background-image: linear-gradient(185deg, var(--dark-blue) 57%, #142541);
  background-color: var(--dark-blue);
}

.search-help-icon {
  position: relative;
  top: -41px;
  left: 18px;
  width: 20px;
}

.related-news-block {
  min-height: 500px;
}

.news-item-image-wrap {
  margin-top: auto;
  margin-bottom: auto;
}


.landing-page-hero.acquisition {
  min-height: 100vh;
}

.modal-background {
  padding-top: 18%;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.lp-textbox {
  min-height: 100px;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
 
  .modal-background {
    padding-top: 20px;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  #close {
    display: block;
    position: fixed;
    top: 10px;
    right: 10px;
    z-index: 4000;
    width: 70px;
    cursor:pointer;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
  }

  #close.spin {
    transform: rotate(180deg);
  }

  #hamburger {
    z-index: 10;
    flex-flow: row;
    justify-content: space-around;
    align-items: center;
    width: 65px;
    padding-top: 0;
    display: inline-flex;
    position: relative;
    padding: 15px;
    position: relative;
    cursor:pointer;
  }



}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  
  .tp-force-left {
    width: 100%; 
    max-width: 185px;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
  }

}

@media screen and (max-width: 479px) {
  .loanItem span#emi, .loanItem span#total-amount {
    font-size: 22px !important;
  }

  .labelSmall {
    font-size: 10px !important;
  }
}