UK: London Streets Fill With Celebrations After Death of Ali Khamenei

On Saturday night, February 28, as bombs fell across the Middle East and rumors spread about the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, north London’s Finchley Road was filled with Iranian expatriates celebrating in the streets. By Sunday morning, Khamenei’s death in a joint U.S.-Israel strike was confirmed. Hundreds of people in Iran were also reported killed in the ongoing attacks, including at least 148 children who died in a strike on an elementary school in the south. Across Iran, some people celebrated while others mourned. In London, members of the Iranian community also gathered for a rally following the news.

UK: Snow Blankets Country as Major Winter Storm Unfolds

Meteorologists have warned of wintry conditions sweeping across the UK on Friday, January 2. The Met Office is pointing to cold Arctic air now covering much of the country. Currently amber warnings for snow issued in Scotland, while a yellow snow and ice warning in North Staffordshire will run until noon. Existing warnings for snow and ice, which remain in effect across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, will last from today until Sunday, January 4.

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