Welbeck lifts Brighton to leave Nottingham Forest two points off drop zone

Welbeck lifts Brighton to leave Nottingham Forest two points off drop zone

These are concerning times for Vítor Pereira. Nottingham Forest’s fourth permanent manager of this crazy season may be only four matches into his spell in charge but – given owner Evangelos Marinakis’s record – his position is already looking precarious. A second Premier League defeat in succession since he was appointed to replace Sean Dyche a fortnight ago leaves Forest sweating just two points clear of the drop zone and facing a daunting trip to Manchester City on Wednesday. They never looked like capitalising on West Ham’s heavy defeat against Liverpool on Saturday against a Brighton side packed with experience and who recorded their first home victory for two months thanks to goals from Diego Gómez and Danny Welbeck – his 10th of the season – to ease more of the pressure on Fabian Hürzeler. Continue reading...

Celebration or grief? Khamenei’s death brings contrasting emotions in Iran

Celebration or grief? Khamenei’s death brings contrasting emotions in Iran

Some publicly mourn leader’s demise but videos also show jubilant response after violent crackdown in January US-Israel war on Iran – latest updates Clusters of celebration and mourning have broken out across Iran in response to the death of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , in an extraordinary public response to the end of nearly four decades of the top cleric’s rule. In the squares of Tehran, crowds gathered to mourn the leader, chanting and holding placards with his image. But videos shared widely on social media also showed people celebrating, dancing, honking car horns and setting off fireworks as news of the leader’s death broke. Reuters and AFP contributed to this report Continue reading...