Alarm about declining interest in books is perpetual. But, as bookselling reaches unexpected heights, James Daunt, the chief executive of Barnes & Noble, thinks a different future is at hand. Daunt, the most important man in bookselling, maintains that a literary culture is something booksellers are well placed to build. It was the Friday before Labor Day, a lowering sun, when James Daunt, the most important man in bookselling, spilled off a train and turned to work. He had reached the end of the track in New Jersey. His destination, the Barnes & Noble in Eatontown, was three miles in from the shore. In the normal course of things, Daunt, who is tall and English and who often has the look of someone trying and failing to be invisible, would weave across the final stretch by bicycle--he has a folding Brompton--but the afternoon was muggy, and the traffic unkind, so he crammed into a rideshare car. On the map, Eatontown looked minuscule, but on the approach it unfurled: shopping mall ...

Wayve robotaxis leave the depot on the day the company launched autonomous passenger rides in London via Uber last month. Wayve robotaxis leave the depot on the day the company launched autonomous passenger rides in London via Uber last month. 'We should all be worried': calls grow to limit London rollout of robotaxis Protest planned at Wayve HQ as Uber drivers fear for their future and city's politicians demand TfL should have power over licences For passengers in Britain who want to try the latest ride, robotaxis are eagerly awaited: more than 100,000 are on Uber's waitlist in London after the first UK services started in September. Others view them with trepidation. "I think we should all be worried," said Florentina Ghiuzan, an Uber driver from Essex.

Solar geoengineering could buy humanity time against climate change--or trigger a dangerous new arms race. A first-of-its-kind simulation offered a glimpse of what happens when geopolitics takes the wheel. When it comes to deciding the fate of the planet, Colleen Golja always thought science and reason would have a seat at the table. That was until one morning last September in London, when the climate researcher took part in the first in a series of war games. The goal: to prevent an uncontrolled global race to develop a technology aimed at cooling the planet but that comes with vast, unknown risks that could reshape life on Earth. "I thought that would be such an easy thing. Like, we can all agree to do ethical research and make sure it's for the better of all humans," she told WIRED.

As many have observed, Jeffrey Archer, who has died aged 86, led a life as colourful as the plot in one of his novels. He was, at one time or other, a senior Conservative politician, a best-selling author, a peer of the realm, and a convicted perjurer. Possessed of huge drive, vast wealth and immense personal charm, Archer bounced back from disaster and, more than once, rebuilt a shattered life. But for all his talents, he will be remembered as a man affected by a defective moral compass, whose public humiliation was entirely self-inflicted. Jeffrey Howard Archer was born in north London on 15 April 1940. Within two weeks, his parents moved to Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, where they bought a house from John Cleese's mother.

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Joe Burrow's girlfriend shares cheating hot take, woman's sister hooked up with her date & regaining the spark WNBA reveals why A'ja Wilson was not ejected for approaching Fever fan during playoff game NFL sideline reporter Melanie Collins does it again, Sydney Sweeney to the moon & Tomlin's Minecraft reveal MLB fans explode as fishy images of Sonny Gray's neck raise eyebrows after Red Sox get trounced Jerry Jones goes all in as Cowboys trade for Steelers' Joey Porter Jr in hopes of Super Bowl push Players and media hate Fever fans for one simple reason: They think they're conservative Patrick McEnroe on U.S. Open weed smell, trans athletes, foreign recruits reshaping college tennis AEW airs gripping Jon Moxley promo to start Pac tribute show after wrestler's death Tennessee may have to look at other methods after inmate's botched execution, expert says Dr. Siegel explains why inmate's execution may have failed The Washington Commanders quarterback faced reporters in London for the first time since his Sept. 20 elbow dislocation Washington Commanders Head Coach Dan Quinn shared an updated on Quarterback Jayden Daniels and recapped the loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Jayden Daniels' journey through his elbow dislocation 11 days ago has been a rollercoaster ride, especially if you saw how the injury happened, and the concern that it ended his season prematurely. But we've reached the point where the Washington Commanders quarterback is talking to the media again and even suggesting he might play on Sunday. Daniels, in London with his teammates for the game against the Indianapolis Colts, faced reporters for the first time since his injury on Sept. 20 and was almost immediately asked if he could play this week. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.

England striker Ivan Toney has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man at a central London nightclub. The 30-year-old footballer, from Northampton, is accused of headbutting and punching Saber Da Silva at a nightclub in Wardour Street, Soho, on 6 December. At Westminster Magistrates' Court, Toney confirmed his name and age, and pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. District Judge Briony Clarke said the case could be tried in the magistrates court, but Toney elected for a Crown Court trial in front of a judge and jury. He was freed on unconditional bail until a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on 29 October.

More than half a million faces were scanned in some of the capital's busiest transport hubs during the trial. More than half a million faces were scanned in some of the capital's busiest transport hubs during the trial. Tue 29 Sep 2026 05.48 EDTLast modified on Tue 29 Sep 2026 07.53 EDT A six-month trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London's railway stations that cost more than £320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers' time led to one false match against a watchlist of suspects and no arrests. More than half a million faces were scanned between February and July this year in some of the capital's busiest transport hubs during the British Transport Police (BTP) trial of the surveillance technology, which aimed to help catch offenders and people breaching court orders. A freedom of information document obtained by Liberty Investigates and shared with the Guardian shows that equipment hire and police staffing for the 18 deployments across the trial cost £320,786 and led to only one alert on a watchlist, which turned out to be an incorrect identification, also known as a false positive.

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