eurovision 2023 kicks off and just over a week in liverpool and we to former ukrainian contestant. welcome back. the united nations is sending its top aid official to sudan to help co ordinate relief efforts after warning that the humanitarian situation there is reaching breaking point. fighting continues and the leader cease fire. and there s going to leave the country and evacuation from port sudan and the red sea are also continuing. those not able to leave by plant or going across tojeddah in saudi arabia. and they gave me their assessment of events. this is taken so many by surprise and snow its third week and now the cease fire that is been extended is now barely holding and whether it is the people you see disembarking from the people you see disembarking from the warships and the passenger ferries who come into the port here in saudi arabia or as we did, making the ten hours and sometimes it can are crossing across the red sea and port sudan were many people are makin
boss of a growing bookshop empire, is a leader of this counter revolution. he s made buying physical books cool on both sides of the atlantic. how? james daunt, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i used to use paper cash. i pretty much don t anymore. i used to write checks in a checkbook. i certainly don t do that anymore. why are you so convinced that iwill, still, continue to use ink on paper, physical books, for years to come? books remain, i think, by far and away the most pleasurable way, and most memorable way, to read most books. you can read on an e reader, of course, and that will have some advantages, particularly for some sorts of books. and millions and millions of people across the world. and millions of people happily do. and the numbers are growing. and the numbers are not growing, actually, within developed markets. in the uk, the us, for example, i think, pretty much, it reached a peak and then came down to a level and is now steadied out. lots of people enjoy d
support in next week s budget. we ll catch up with lesley paterson the triathlete who s in the running at this weekend s oscars for her screenplay of a german first world war epic i went iwent up i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi. tom, i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi. tom, my i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i know hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i know your story. he said how many he said i know your story. he said how many hours a day do you dream? the six nations roars back into life this afternoon, as england meet france, both needing to win to keep title hopes alive, while wales are aiming to avoid a new low in rome. and after a frosty and icy start of the weekend there is a bit more snow to come the weekend there is a bit more snow to come tonight in northern parts but tomorrow looking much milder. al
of mariupol has been condemned by ukraine. an aide to president zelensky called the russian president, a criminal returning to the crime scene. it was the first time mr putin had been to a newly occupied ukrainian territory. now on bbc news hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in a world fixated with the unstoppable march of the digital revolution, it s kind of refreshing to look at what s happening in the old school business of selling books. ink on paper has not been eliminated by the rise of the e book, and the good old bricks and mortar bookshop hasn t been wiped out by online shopping. my guest today, james daunt, boss of a growing bookshop empire, is a leader of this counter revolution. he s made buying physical books cool on both sides of the atlantic. how? james daunt, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i used to use paper cash. i pretty much don t anymore. i used to write cheques in a chequebook. i certainly don t do that anymore. why are you so convince
out in the dry and bright weather by the weekend. thanks ben. theres more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with christian which is just getting under way on bbc two, the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team it s goodnight. hello, i m 0lly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre. the indian premier league is back. ben stokes and moeen ali were the first england stars on show, but their chennai super kings were beaten by reigning champions gujarat titans in the opening match of the tournament s 16th edition. michael redford reports. of the big stadium in the world to come of the biggest of occasions, so much more thanjust come of the biggest of occasions, so much more than just a cricket condiment, it s full of global stars and plenty of home grown talents. that was mohamed s 100 and plenty of home grown talents. that was mohamed s100 ipl and