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West Northamptonshire Council Public Health team are encouraging residents to receive the Pneumococcal vaccine, following recent data showing a low uptake from those who are eligible.

Travis Perkins plc will be sponsoring the Northampton Pride festival for a second year as the event returns to the town centre on Saturday, 8 July.

As part of the National Blue Badge Day on Friday 26 May, West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) carried out a day of action to make sure that blue badges are being used correctly in order to ensure full access for disabled road users and passengers.

Visitors to Northampton’s iconic and historic 78 Derngate can now visit the heritage house and its expanded visitor centre, spend time in the rejuvenated secluded garden and enjoy the revitalised visitor shop following the completion of the extensive £950,000 refurbishment this month.

North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council are asking for your views on the local Healthwatch services in Northamptonshire.

Voluntary and community sector organisations who deliver important services in West Northamptonshire can now apply for grants of up to £15,000.

An exhibition of paintings and film created by Ukrainian artists will be on display at the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery between Saturday 3 and Sunday 18 June.

Historic and cultural sites across West Northamptonshire are invited to take part in this year’s Heritage Open Days, which will take place between 8 and 17 September.

Prince Harry has blamed the tabloid press for "inciting hatred and harassment" in his private life, saying he ended up "playing up to a lot of the headlines" when he was cast as a "playboy prince" and a "thicko" as a young royal.

In a stroke of legal coincidence, Prince Harry will be the subject of a court case in America on the same day he is due to appear in London's High Court.

The chair of the COVID inquiry says it is up to her to decide what evidence is "relevant or potentially relevant" amid a legal row with the government over Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages.

The number of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses was the highest on record last year, new figures show.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) could have the power to be behind advances that "kill many humans" in just two years' time, Rishi Sunak's adviser has warned.

Ange Postecoglou has been appointed head coach at Tottenham to become the first Australian to manage in the Premier League.

Nearly half of electricians and gas engineers have been asked to tamper with meters in the last year, as people struggle with the cost of their energy bills, new research suggests.

The finance boss of Boots, Britain's biggest high street pharmacy chain, has quit a year after its US parent abandoned plans to sell the business.

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Liverpool are hopeful of signing Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister this week.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Sunday he had decided to end his football career aged 41.

Moeen Ali is considering a return to Test cricket after Jack Leach was ruled out of the Ashes with a lower back stress fracture.

Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle delivers his expert verdict on the Spanish GP weekend as the updated Circuit de Catalunya delivered more brilliance from Max Verstappen and the possible start of a Mercedes resurgence...

Prince Harry has blamed the tabloid press for "inciting hatred and harassment" in his private life, saying he ended up "playing up to a lot of the headlines" when he was cast as a "playboy prince" and a "thicko" as a young royal.

This trial was always going to be explosive and it certainly started with a bang.

Prince Harry is expected to give evidence at the High Court today over alleged unlawful information gathering by journalists working for Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) - in what will be a landmark appearance in the witness box from a senior royal.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has apologised for groping women, 20 years after dismissing the allegations as "made-up".

Artificial Intelligence (AI) could have the power to be behind advances that "kill many humans" in just two years' time, Rishi Sunak's adviser has warned.

Apple has unveiled a mixed-reality headset called Vision Pro - its first entirely new product in eight years.

Apple has announced it will upgrade its autocorrect feature so it no longer changes one of the most common expletives to the word "ducking".

The BBC, British Airways and Boots have been caught up in a cyber incident that has exposed employee personal data, including bank and contact details, to hackers.

The CBI faced ridicule hours before a vote on its future on Tuesday after a senior executive hailed its "transparent" handling of the misconduct crisis which has left it facing collapse - despite blocking the media and resigned members from watching a pivotal general meeting.

Energy producer SSE has been hit by a nearly £10m fine for charging the national grid - and bill payers as a result - too much money to power down during times when electricity infrastructure can't take all the traffic on the system.

Apple has announced it will upgrade its autocorrect feature so it no longer changes one of the most common expletives to the word "ducking".

The finance boss of Boots, Britain's biggest high street pharmacy chain, has quit a year after its US parent abandoned plans to sell the business.

The chair of the COVID inquiry says it is up to her to decide what evidence is "relevant or potentially relevant" amid a legal row with the government over Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages.

The government is still being "too slow" to recover taxpayer money lost to fraud and error over the pandemic, MPs have said.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) could have the power to be behind advances that "kill many humans" in just two years' time, Rishi Sunak's adviser has warned.

The chair of parliament's media committee has insisted a grilling of ITV's boss in front of MPs next week won't be a "witch hunt" against former presenter Phillip Schofield.

A state of emergency has been declared after a dam in a Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine has been irrevocably damaged by an explosion, leading to flooding in the area already hit by months of conflict.

The Russian Ministry of Defence has claimed that Ukraine launched a "large-scale offensive" in the south of the Donetsk region.

Pope Francis has left Rome's Gemelli hospital following a check-up.

The Australian mother jailed for 20 years over the deaths of her four children says her release is a major victory for "science and especially truth". 

People in Japan who became so used to wearing face masks during the pandemic are signing up for lessons to teach them how to smile again.

A 14-year-old boy has won an annual spelling competition after successfully spelling the word "psammophile".

Prince Harry has blamed the tabloid press for "inciting hatred and harassment" in his private life, saying he ended up "playing up to a lot of the headlines" when he was cast as a "playboy prince" and a "thicko" as a young royal.

A state of emergency has been declared after a dam in a Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine has been irrevocably damaged by an explosion, leading to flooding in the area already hit by months of conflict.

The chair of the COVID inquiry says it is up to her to decide what evidence is "relevant or potentially relevant" amid a legal row with the government over Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages.

The number of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses was the highest on record last year, new figures show.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) could have the power to be behind advances that "kill many humans" in just two years' time, Rishi Sunak's adviser has warned.

Prince Harry has blamed the tabloid press for "inciting hatred and harassment" in his private life, saying he ended up "playing up to a lot of the headlines" when he was cast as a "playboy prince" and a "thicko" as a young royal.

The chair of the COVID inquiry says it is up to her to decide what evidence is "relevant or potentially relevant" amid a legal row with the government over Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages.

The CBI director general Rain Newton-Smith will appeal for members to approve reforms ahead of a finely balanced vote that could decide the future of the scandalised business lobby group.

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