just now (437+ words) Sir David Suchet has said that playing an oil company shareholder in a short film was "really terrific" and "so different from anything I've ever done". Best known for playing hero detective Hercule Poirot in a long-running ITV series, Sir David said his character in The Last Gasp was instead the "villain". It was inspired by the true story of an Iraqi villager who launched legal action against oil company BP following the loss of his son to leukemia. It won two awards at the Phoenix Rising International Film Festival in London earlier this month. Mr Cholmondeley said he was also inspired by BBC documentary Under Poisoned Skies, which revealed high levels of potentially cancer-causing chemicals in areas near oil fields. He said: "[The film] is trying to highlight a problem called [gas] flaring. When oil comes out of the…...

just now (317+ words) The bridge seems a bit wonky. Google's recent Quick Share update, intended to streamline file sharing between Pixel 10 devices and Apple users, has inadvertently led to Wi-Fi connectivity issues, leaving many users frustrated as their connections drop at the mere touch of the app (as spotted by Piunika Web). Some users took to Google's forum to report that opening the Quick Share menu immediately kills the phone's Wi-Fi connection. The user said that as soon as they opened the sharing menu to send a file, the Wi-Fi disconnected. And when they try to reconnect while the menu is open, the network list shows their network, but they won't connect to it. According to several reports so far, this issue stems from the new Quick Share extension update (1.0.815689706). According to another user on Reddit, their Pixel 10 Pro XL began malfunctioning immediately…...

just now (317+ words) The bridge seems a bit wonky. Google's recent Quick Share update, intended to streamline file sharing between Pixel 10 devices and Apple users, has inadvertently led to Wi-Fi connectivity issues, leaving many users frustrated as their connections drop at the mere touch of the app (as spotted by Piunika Web). Some users took to Google's forum to report that opening the Quick Share menu immediately kills the phone's Wi-Fi connection. The user said that as soon as they opened the sharing menu to send a file, the Wi-Fi disconnected. And when they try to reconnect while the menu is open, the network list shows their network, but they won't connect to it. According to several reports so far, this issue stems from the new Quick Share extension update (1.0.815689706). According to another user on Reddit, their Pixel 10 Pro XL began malfunctioning immediately…...

just now (427+ words) Arne Slot said Mohamed Salah was still in is plans after he was left out for the win against West Ham Mohamed Salah still in Liverpool's plans, says Arne Slot Egyptian left on bench in win at West Ham "Mo will have a very good future at club' Arne Slot played down the significance of his decision to leave Mohamed Salah out of Sunday's Liverpool's 2-0 victory at West Ham. Salah had been selected for every league game for which was available since a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium in April 2024, when J'rgen Klopp was still manager, but Slot was keen to stress that this does not mean that the Egyptian's time at the club is coming to an end. "I get this question a lot," Slot said, referring to occasions when he's omitted Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak " who scored his…...

1+ min ago (451+ words) Sen. Mark Kelly on Sunday said he has "serious concerns" over reports that military members deliberately killed survivors of a boat strike in September. In an interview with CNN's "State of the Union," the Arizona Democrat said he hopes the reports are untrue. "If what has been reported is accurate, I've got serious concerns about anybody in that chain of command stepping over a line that they should never step over," Kelly told host Dana Bash. "We are not Russia. We're not Iraq. We hold ourselves to a very high standard of professionalism." According to the Washington Post, a Sept. 2 boat strike left two survivors " until a commander requested a second strike with the intent to kill all survivors in effort to comply with Hegseth's orders to "kill everybody." Kelly said that there should be an inspector general investigation into…...

1+ min ago (148+ words) A motorist was charged with'driving while intoxicated after a three-car crash in Southampton that sent five people to the hospital, police said. Southampton police received a 911 call at 7:44 p.m. about a crash on County Road'104 just south of County Road'105. Southampton police, Suffolk police and several local fire departments and ambulances responded and found multiple people injured in the collision, authorities said.'One of the injured was transported by Medivac helicopter to the Stony Brook Medical University Hospital, and four more were taken by ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center, according to authorities. Erik Yatvelasquez, 22, of Riverhead was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, police said. Both lanes of CR 104 were closed for about four hours after the crash, police said. Gratitude, gathering and giving back: NewsdayTV's Thanksgiving special NewsdayTV takes a look at how Long Islanders are celebrating Thanksgiving....

1+ min ago (148+ words) A motorist was charged with'driving while intoxicated after a three-car crash in Flanders'that sent five people to the hospital, police said. Southampton Town police received a 911 call at 7:44 p.m. about a crash on County Road'104 just south of County Road'105. Southampton police, Suffolk police and several local fire departments and ambulances responded and found multiple people injured in the collision, authorities said.'One of the injured was transported by Medivac helicopter to the Stony Brook Medical University Hospital, and four more were taken by ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center, according to authorities. Erik Yatvelasquez, 22, of Riverhead was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, police said. Both lanes of CR 104 were closed for about four hours after the crash, police said. Gratitude, gathering and giving back: NewsdayTV's Thanksgiving special NewsdayTV takes a look at how Long Islanders are celebrating Thanksgiving....

1+ min ago (19+ words) Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young has a positive outlook on team after stunning the LA Rams in Week 13....

1+ min ago (623+ words) DEAR ABBY: My son is 27. He has had some problems recently that were so serious I reached out to his father. His father and I were teenagers when we had him, so the last time we spoke was 18 years ago... Sparks fly when ex returns DEAR ABBY: My son is 27. He has had some problems recently that were so serious I reached out to his father. His father and I were teenagers when we had him, so the last time we spoke was 18 years ago. Our relationship was really toxic, which is why we split when we were young. (We both had other children.) Since we've begun talking again, we have shared that the relationships we're in now aren't good. Mine is verbally and emotionally abusive. (He used to be physically abusive until two years ago.) Abby, all my feelings…...

1+ min ago (998+ words) Max Verstappen won in Qatar ahead of Oscar Piastri Max Verstappen clinched a crucial victory at the Qatar Grand Prix, taking points off Lando Norris as he took the chequered flag ahead of Oscar Piastri. On a night of strategy with Pirelli's two stops in play, Verstappen claimed the win ahead of Piastri and Carlos Sainz. Lining up on the Qatar Grand Prix grid, Piastri put his MCL39 on pole position ahead of Lando Norris, but trailed his teammate by 22 points in the standings. Max Verstappen qualified third, 25 points down on Norris who he went into the race having to beat to stay in the title fight. There was a minor note of concern for Piastri as the pole-sitter arrived on the grid with McLaren filing down a small piece of his MCL39. The FIA had warned before the grand prix weekend…...