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Guide: The Haltemprice hopefuls
Here is a guide to the record 26 candidates standing in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election on 10 July.

By-election delays leader contest
The Scottish Labour Party postpones its leadership race until after the Glasgow East Westminster by-election.

Contest to build Galileo begins
The procurement process is opened to construct Europe's much-delayed Galileo satellite-navigation system.

Wimbledon day seven as it happened
Andy Murray wins a late night epic on fourth round day after Roger Federer and the Williams sisters win but Jelena Jankovic goes out.

Curran considering leadership bid
Labour MSP Margaret Curran says she is considering standing in the contest to choose the next Scottish Labour leader.

Crocodile birdman to raise funds
A man whose brother died of leukaemia will enter a flying contest dressed as a crocodile to raise money for charity.

Hull 22-24 Warrington
Warrington's Chris Hicks slots a last-gasp conversion to take his side to victory in an absorbing contest with Hull at the KC Stadium.

Jamieson mulls Labour leader role
Scottish Labour deputy leader Cathy Jamieson said she was considering running for the leadership vacancy.

Band hits a high note at contest
Yorkshire's Grimethorpe Colliery band retains the national brass band championship title.

Who are the Labour contenders?
A look at who may contest the Scottish Labour leadership after Wendy Alexander's resignation.

Quality line-up for Athea races
A quality line-up will contest the Athea road races on Sunday.

US handgun ban challenge spreads
A powerful US gun lobby group contests handgun bans in two cities after the Supreme Court struck down a ban in DC.

Record fine over radio contests
Ofcom fines a UK radio group £1.1m after it found listeners who paid to enter competitions had no chance of winning.

Durham through after D/L victory
Durham seal a place in the Twenty20 Cup quarter-finals with a seven-wicket win over Derbyshire in a D/L decided contest.

Court delays key Pakistani poll
Pakistan's supreme court delays a parliamentary by-election that former PM Nawaz Sharif was barred from contesting.

Sharif poll ban faces challenge
The Pakistani government says it will challenge a court decision barring former PM Nawaz Sharif from contesting elections.

Terrorism fight given £4m boost
Almost £4m will be handed to Scotland's police forces to combat terrorism, the Scottish Government has said.

In pictures: Ugliest dog show
A three-legged, one-eyed, cancer-afflicted dog named Gus wins the 20th annual World's Ugliest Dog contest at a California fair.

Windies romp to Twenty20 victory
West Indies beat Australia by seven wickets in a rain-reduced Twenty20 contest in Barbados.

North East's only Tory MP retires
The north-east of England's only Conservative MP reveals he will not contest the next general election.

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