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A public memorial for Ann Widdecombe will be held later this year, her family has said in a statement.Former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman Widdecombe, 78, was found dead in her Dartmoor home with serious head injuries earlier this month. Her family thanked the public for “the wide expression of condolences” but asked that her private service, to be held in the coming weeks and for which invitations have already been sent, is “limited to those closest to Ann”.”We understand that there is significant public interest in the funeral of Ann Widdecombe,” the statement said.”A private service for family…

UniCredit is aiming to acquire Commerzbank in the fourth quarter, the CEO of the Italian bank told CNBC in an exclusive interview.Speaking with CNBC’s “Europe Early Edition,” UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel said the bank is happy with its position in Commerzbank, with the bank now closing in on full control of the German lender, having upped its stake to 48%.Orcel said the Italian bank is firing on all cylinders, having raised its full-year guidance after posting its best-ever second-quarter and first-half results Thursday. An acquisition of Commerzbank could occur “potentially” in the fourth quarter, “maybe later,” Orcel told CNBC’s Carolin…

Men give a salute while standing over a depiction of the US flag during a demonstration by university students to show their support for the Houthi movement amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, at the Sanaa University campus in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa on July 22, 2026.Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Tehran-backed Houthis have claimed attacks on two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to open up a new front in the Middle East conflict as the U.S. completed its 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran.Yemen’s Houthis said Wednesday that they had targeted two…

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There have been numerous accounts in recent years of orcas ramming boats—and sometimes sinking them. Scientists believe this may be a form of culturally learned behavior passed down through generations. Now we have fresh examples: orcas in the Gulf of California were filmed teaming up to ram sunfish with so much force that the carcasses exploded into small fragments. While orcas have been known to use force to remove flesh from prey, this is something different, according to a new paper published in the journal Frontiers in Ethology. “We think this may help younger orcas feed more easily, or it…

Precious metals have rallied in recent days after a sustained period of selling pressure, but analysts say gold and silver prices could face a difficult path back to all-time highs achieved earlier this year. Spot silver traded at $59.47 an ounce in early trading on Wednesday (6:33 a.m. ET), up by around 6.3% from $55.9/oz at the end of last week. Spot gold traded around 2.4% higher over the same period at $4,119.04/oz.In a Wednesday note, ING commodities strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey attributed gains to “bargain hunting after recent weakness” rather than “a material shift in the geopolitical…

Nestle beats Q2 organic sales expectations, forms waters joint venture Source link

CNBC’s Jim Cramer cautioned investors against reacting to every twist and turn of earnings season.”Sit on your hands during earnings season. Just try to take it all in and accept that the market has its own secrets that will be revealed over time,” the “Mad Money” host said on Wednesday. “You just have to own good companies long-term and block out the short-term noise, except when it gives you nice buying opportunities.”The major averages finished little changed Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped six points, or 0.01%, while the Nasdaq slipped nearly 0.6% and the S&P 500 fell just…

Hedge fund short-sellers have ramped up bets against U.K.-listed stocks this year, with disclosed positions surging fivefold in the first half of 2026.Now, investors believe a policy blitz under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham could widen the opportunity set across U.K. equities on both the long and short sides of their portfolios.Burnham took office this week, promising to lead a “cost-of-living government” focused on tackling rising living expenses. In his inaugural speech on Monday, he pledged a “new economic model” for Britain, including a 10-year plan to reindustrialize the country, with housing costs and utilities affordability emerging as early key…

Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel fire tear gas shells to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) during a protest demanding the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET exam irregularities in New Delhi on July 20, 2026. Indian police fired tear gas and baton-charged protesters in New Delhi on July 20 as they tried to march on parliament to demand the resignation of the education minister over irregularities in major examinations. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP via Getty Images)Arun Sankar | Afp | Getty ImagesThousands of Gen Z student protestors, led by the Cockroach…