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May 31, 2026
Manchester City completes double by crushing Brighton 4-0 in Women’s FA Cup final
Manchester City won the Women’s FA Cup on Sunday, wrapping up a first league and cup double in style.
Women’s Super League champion City beat Brighton 4-0 in the final in front of almost 44,000…
May 31, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Cedar Grove Academy student dies in suspected suicide
A 14-year-old student of Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St Catherine, is suspected to have died by suicide at his home on Saturday.
May 31, 2026
‘Loud bang, smoke in cabin’ - Jamaican attorney recounts 'engine failure' over Atlantic on Virgin flight
A Virgin Atlantic flight carrying 241 passengers and 12 crew from London Heathrow to Montego Bay was forced to divert to Shannon, Ireland on Saturday night after a “technical issue” developed during…
May 31, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Motorcyclist dies after collision with police vehicle in Clarendon
A 22-year-old welder was killed after his motorcycle collided with a police service vehicle in Clarendon on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Kevin Baker, a welder of Havana Heights,…
May 31, 2026
Marta Kostyuk stuns 4-time champion Iga Swiatek at French Open
There will be a first-time women’s champion at the French Open this year, and two Ukrainian players are among the strongest contenders.
Undefeated this season on clay, 15th-seeded Marta Kostyuk…
May 31, 2026
More than 45 people killed in Myanmar blast, say rescuers
A blast on Sunday at a building in Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports.
May 31, 2026
Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer ‘functional cure’
A first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B is allowing some patients to stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus, in what is called a “functional cure”, researchers reported on…
May 31, 2026
PAHO alliance boosts fight against cervical cancer in region
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has signed a technical co‑operation agreement with Madrid-based Fundación Mundo Sano to strengthen efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of…
May 31, 2026
Cigarette smoking rate hits all-time low in the US
The cigarette smoking rate among US adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with one in 11 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released this…