well, authorities here are bracing themselves for another night of violence. after yesterday. a day which proved to be very disruptive one, there was a lot of damage and destruction, notjust here in paris, but across the country. as you say, there were more than 1300 arrests, i think the latest figures may now take that up to as close to 2000 arrests. a lot of that damage to buildings, and there is really concern about a repeat of more violence. underthe concern about a repeat of more violence. under the challenge really is for the authorities, what can be done to stop that violence from continuing? there have been talks over a state of emergency being imposed, that is not yet on the table. the paris metro and other public transport is going to be suspended later this evening for an overnight. and these disturbances have been taking place across the country. my colleague is in northern france. , ., france. atmosphere here in northern france. atmosphere here in northern fran
to protect commercial ships in the red sea. countries joining the security group include the uk, france, canada, bahrain, norway and spain. it comes after the energy giant, bp, suspended its shipping operations through the red sea because cargo vessels are being attacked by houthi rebels from yemen. this is the route taken by around 12% of world shipping which then passes through the suez canal. but several major freight companies have now stopped passing through here. because of the risk. instead they are taking the much longer route all the way around africa via the cape of good hope. that adds costs and delays. here s the us defense secretary lloyd austin. these attacks are reckless, dangerous and they violate international law. we are taking action to build an international coalition to address the threat. i would remind you that this is not just a us issue, this is an international problem and it deserves an international response. joining me now is marc 0stwald, chief e
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