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
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
covid jab technology. and the former chelsea and juventus player gianluca vialli has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 58. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel we ll get the latest from old trafford where everton are looking for a change of fortune, as they face manchester united in the fa cup. priorities is targeting dangerous gangs but what about some of the controversial police tactics? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the revelations from prince harry keep coming after his book due out next week was published early by mistake in spain. from the way he found out that his mother had died and his childhood resentment about being the younger brother, to the extent of his drug taking and more recently how he found out the queen had died from the bbc website rather than his family. it is all laid out in public. meanwhile there s been criticism and unease about his claim to have killed 25 taliban fighters desribing them
he s giving a wrong impression when he makes those sorts of comments. that s not the way the british army sees things. also on the programme. gridlock outside hospitals with a record number of ambulances having to wait more than half an hour to hand over patients. a report on britain s growing space industry. and the former chelsea and juventus player gianluca vialli has died and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team and correspondence in the uk and around the world. good evening. there are yet more sensational claims and accusations from prince harry after his memoir, due out next week, was published early by mistake in spain. they include the way he found out his mother had died, his childhood resentment about being the younger brother, the extent of his drug taking, and more recently, how he found out the queen had died from the bbc website rather than from his family. meanwhile there s been criticism and unease about his claim to
Hello, this is breakfast, with Rachel Burden and jon kay. The British Red Cross warns of a humanitarian crisis in nhs hospitals in england. The charity says the government needs to provide more money to ease the strain. Its after dozens of a e departments were forced to divert ambulances to other hospitals. Good morning, its saturday 7th january. Also ahead, an American Army veteran has been arrested after five people were shot dead at Fort Lauderdale airport in florida. Donald trump promises to look at ways of combating Cyber Attacks on us elections after a briefing from intelligence chiefs. A bump in the Road Councils predict a huge rise in the repair bill for potholes in england and wales. In sport, its a stroll for city in the fa cup as Manchester City put five past West Ham United to go through to the fourth round. And in the next hour, well meet the schoolboy putting his new blade into action as children in england are given Sporting Prosthetics for the first time on the nhs. And