mark lowen, bbc news.face while on an official visit to the south—east of france. the incident overshadowed what the president has billed as a listening tour to "take the country's pulse" — less than a year before presidential elections, where he's expected to seek a second term. courtney bembridge has the details. emmanuel macron saw the crowd and spontaneously approached the barrier, but the first person he greeted held on to his arm and slapped him. here it is again, from another angle. the man reportedly shouted, "down with macronism" — referring to his leadership style. as police dragged the attacker away, the president continued his visit seemingly unperturbed, shaking hands with supporters and later taking selfies with crowds on the street. he told a french newspaper, "we must not let ultraviolent people take over the public debate." translation: it is deplorable. whatever you think of the person, it is deplorable. translation: slapping a president is not done, j even if people are not happy — it is

mark lowen there. football tournament, the copa america, the supreme court in brazil has decided the event can go ahead. judges held an emergency session to consider requests to block the competition because of the coronavirus pandemic. brazil has the second— highest number of covid deaths in the world. colombia had already been removed as co—host following mass anti—government protests. the american reality tv show keeping up with the kardashians is airing its final episode on thursday after 1a years and 20 series. it has made stars of the kardashian—jennerfamily and had an influence on fashion, beauty and social media. kim kardashian and kyliejenner are in the ten most followed accounts on instagram. all five sisters feature in the top twenty. it seems there aren't many who can keep up with the kardashians. tv presenter and pop culture commentatorjawn murray is in washington. 0ne one person who can. thanks for coming on the programme. lull; coming on the programme. my pleasure- _ coming on the progra

mark lowen, thank you. people in iran have been voting for a new president. expected to be a hardline candidate, who has close links to the country's supreme leader — ayatollah khamenei. ebrahim raisi is head of the judiciary and a religious conservative who's led crackdowns on popular protest and demands for reform. many more moderate candidates have been barred from standing. the election comes at a delicate time, with hopes that iran will return to the deal that restricted its nuclear programme. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. elections in iran are not free or fair, but they're a window into an opaque country with a repressive regime. any resemblance to democracy is coincidental. candidates are vetted in advance. millions of frustrated iranians have stopped hoping that voting will improve their lives. in the city of shiraz, he was pulling down every election poster he could find. well done, shouts the man in the car. this man posted a plea to boycott the election next to portraits of his son, amir hussain, who was killed with hundreds of other

mark lowen is there, a year later than planned mark. good evening to you.ne the atmosphere building there and worth pointing out that in many ways this is still the tournament that the organisers had planned to stage a year ago. organisers had planned to stage a ear auo. . ._ organisers had planned to stage a earauo. . _ ., year ago. indeed, and delayed by a ear and year ago. indeed, and delayed by a year and a — year ago. indeed, and delayed by a year and a tournament _ year ago. indeed, and delayed by a year and a tournament like - year ago. indeed, and delayed by a year and a tournament like no - year ago. indeed, and delayed by a| year and a tournament like no other because the olympic stadium home he will havejust because the olympic stadium home he will have just 25% capacity of spectators coming inside. that is still 16,000 people who can go inside but they have to wear masks when they are inside and have to show proof of either covid—19 vaccination or a negative test before they are allowed in so there are still strict measures in place of the fact

our correspondent mark lowen was at the stadio olimpico in rome.very dejected, very quiet turkish fans coming out of stadio olimpico in rome now. and the joyous italian fans beginning to come out. we heard the roars of the italian fans from inside the stadium for those three successive goals. all the happier they are playing here to a home crowd in rome. and even happier still that they are hosting the very first match. they've hosted the very first match of the euros 2020 championship, having been the first country in europe to be crushed by covid, now the first host of the euro 2020 championship, a sign in itself of how far this country has come since the darkest days of the pandemic last year. it has had a devastating impact on this country, the second highest death toll in europe and yet the numbers have dropped considerably to the extent they have felt able to host 16,000 spectators inside the stadio olimpico. they all had to show either a negative covid test or a covid vaccination before they went in. they were treates to some sublime footbal

here's the bbc�*s mark lowen in rome. all mark lowen in rome. travellers coming from the uk, all travellersom the uk, whether or not they are fully vaccinated, will have to be quarantined for five days and be tested amid growing fears of the spread of that delta variant in the uk, and even the fact that even with two doses of the vaccine, you could potentially carry it. italy's covid infection rate is currently about one fifth of that of the uk and is taking no chances. welsh football fans coming here to rome for sunday's italy— wales euro 2020 match don't have to worry because the quarantine rule is coming in on monday. we don't yet know how long it will last but passed quarantine decisions have tended to last a good few weeks and of course, italy is still on the uk's amber list so evenif still on the uk's amber list so even if british tourists to have to come here, they will have to come here, they will have to come here, they will have to quarantine for ten days on their return to the uk. last month, the bid southern european holiday destinations all opened their doors to british travell

here's our rome correspondent, mark lowen.n the heart of rome which has been transformed into one of the fan zones for euro 2020 that kicks off friday night. italy playing turkey hosted here in rome, one of 12 cities across europe that will be playing host to the euro 2020 championships. it was delayed from last year to this year due to the pandemic, a pandemic that's had a devastating impact here in italy. it was the first country to be crushed by covid and now it's the first to host the euro 2020 tournament. that's a sign of how far italy has come since the dark days of last year. the pandemic has had a devastating impact here. italy has the second highest death toll in europe just behind the uk. but now the numbers have dropped considerably and most of the restrictions have been lifted and as of next week the evening curfew is being scrapped in most of the country, which will allow people to be able to come to these big screens and watch the evening matches. the spectators too will be able to get into the stadium at 25% max

let's go back to mark lowen. what did you make of that press conference?— that press conference?there were _ that press conference? matthew, there were some _ that press conference? matthew, there were some warm _ that press conference? matthew, there were some warm words - that press conference? matthew, i there were some warm words from vladimir putin towardsjoe biden. he said the talks were fruitful and constructive and no hostility. he said the two leaders spoke the same language. there were areas of agreement, a decision to continue talks about security, about capping nuclear arms, potentially about climate change also. but there were clear areas of disagreement as well. the russian president was bullish about the issue of cybersecurity, denying russian involvement in ransomware attacks. one area where there was agreement was on the restoring of ambassadors. the us and russia earlier than the year, when joe biden called vladimir putin a killer, and putin replied "it takes one to know one. " they both have agreed to restore the diplomats in both capitals. agreed to restore th

i'm joined now by our correspondent in rome, mark lowen.the first half, but that itjust now and she may miss to put up at the reaction amongst the fans watching outside was immense. i’m reaction amongst the fans watching outside was immense.— outside was immense. i'm quickly realisina outside was immense. i'm quickly realising an _ outside was immense. i'm quickly realising an essential— outside was immense. i'm quickly realising an essential skill - outside was immense. i'm quickly realising an essential skill for- outside was immense. i'm quickly realising an essential skill for tv | realising an essential skill for tv reporters outside football stadium which is to be able to judge who has scored according to the decibels of the cheer. and i was not, exactly sure so grateful to an italian colleague of mine from the reuters news agency who was dancing around so i could tell that italy definitely had scored. an own goal ljy definitely had scored. an own goal by turkey but i thinkjudging by the first half clearly it was deserved for italy, i

here's our rome correspondent, mark lowen.into one of the fans zones. —— pis are. it kicks off on friday night, at the euro 20 admittedly plain turkey hosted here in rome. one of 12 cities across europe that will be playing host to the euro 2020 championships. it was delayed from last year to vitiate due to the pandemic for the admittedly plain turkey hosted here in rome. one of 12 cities across europe that will be playing host to the euro 2020 championships. it was delayed from last year to vitiate due to the pandemic. a pandemic that is at least devastating impact here in italy. it was the first the euro 2020 tournament. a sign of how far italy has come since the dark days of last year. the pandemic has had a devastating impact here come italy has the second highest death toll in europe just behind the has the second highest death toll in europejust behind the uk. but has the second highest death toll in europe just behind the uk. but now the numbers have dropped considerably and most of the restrictions have been elected an

our italy correspondent mark lowen is in rome. have been double “ab? ., ., ., , jab? it will not, all travellers cominu jab? it will not, all travellers coming from _ jab? it will not, all travellers coming from the _ jab? it will not, all travellers coming from the uk - jab? it will not, all travellers coming from the uk whetherj jab? it will not, all travellers i coming from the uk whether or jab? it will not, all travellers - coming from the uk whether or not they are fully vaccinated will have to quarantine for some days here and will have to be tested, amid growing concerns of the delta variant in britain, the fact that even with two doses of the vaccine, you could potentially carry it. welsh football fans coming here to rome for the sunday euro 2020 match between wales and italy are ok because it only comes place on monday. we don't yet know how long it will last, previous quarantine have tended to last for some weeks and with italy still on the uk �*s and buddhist, british tourists coming here would have to quarantine for t

the right playing turkey in the study 0limpico in i'm joined now by our correspondent in rome, mark lowensuspended off the roof, and had everything. find drummer suspended off the roof, and had everything-— had everything. and of course opera with this being _ had everything. and of course opera with this being italy, _ had everything. and of course opera with this being italy, with _ had everything. and of course opera with this being italy, with andrea i with this being italy, with andrea porcelli singing a reminder when the italian 98 world cup was hosted here as well, and you are saying that the players are adapting to the special specificity of the term it held here, so are the spectators because all of those inside the stadium had to show proof of a vaccination or of a covid task of the have to wear mess inside and on the 25% capacity inside the stadium, that still 60,000 people were admitted to go inside and a sense of realjoy among them, allowing turkish and italian supporters at being able to return to the stadium after these 15 months from hell, they were dancing in the streets h

mark lowen is in geneva, and hejoins us now. western “ournalists, mark. yeah, and he western journalists, mark. yeah, and he stands very— western journalists, mark. yeah, and he stands very firm. _ western journalists, mark. yeah, and he stands very firm. when _ western journalists, mark. yeah, and he stands very firm. when he - western journalists, mark. yeah, and he stands very firm. when he gets i he stands very firm. when he gets questions he doesn't agree with. he said alexei navalny, his opponent in russia, knew exactly what he was doing when he went to germany for treatment and came back to russia and had acted illegally. he said that every country would act in the same way and said that russia itself had been the victim of cyberattacks from the us and denied any involvement in the ransomware attacks that were levelled at him by joe biden. there were also some courteous statesman—like words towards the us president. he said joe biden was a very constructive, experienced partner. he said they spoke the same language and he

encounter and, on that basis, it met expectations. jon sopel, bbc news, geneva. 0ur correspondent mark lowenclearly and the agreement to hold future talks on issues like cyber security and yet that was somewhere where vladimir putin was extremely bullish in responding to claims of russian hacks on us companies and federal agencies. he said russia was not responsible and that russia had suffered cyberattacks from the united states so he was very clear in his red lines. joe biden very clear and his red lines on issues like alexei navalny. he warned there would be severe consequences if alexei navalny died in prison. he said he had to bring human rights of the table because in his words, this is who we are as a country —— human rights to the table, yet there were areas where they could find grounds for cooperation like on iran and climate change and afghanistan, and also on a future long—term talks to contain nuclear weapons, so some areas where they could come together but there are still a lot of —— there is still a lot of friction between the two. i there is still a lot of friction between t

and the bbc�*s mark lowen is in geneva and will be watching for us tomorrow.that joe it's interesting thatjoe biden has arrived in geneva only after meeting with the g7, meeting with nato, meeting with the european leaders. it's as if he is been trying to counter rally his posse ahead of the summit tomorrow.— summit tomorrow. yes, and marshalling _ summit tomorrow. yes, and marshalling the _ summit tomorrow. yes, and marshalling the democraticl summit tomorrow. yes, and - marshalling the democratic nations of the _ marshalling the democratic nations of the world really against what he says that _ of the world really against what he says that the challenge of autocracy. chief among them of course — autocracy. chief among them of course the _ autocracy. chief among them of course the old folk, russia. and so the choreography ofjoe but his first international trip as been very— first international trip as been very interesting that he started up at the _ very interesting that he started up at the g7 — very interesting that he started up at the g7 in cornwall then

mark lowen, bbc news, sardinia.akeshift sites in england and wales are allowed to open for only 56 days. but a new campaign called carry on camping — says they have been a lifeline for many rural businesses. here's our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith like every landlord, it's been tough for fiona seeing a totally empty pub for so much of the year. she's hoping for customers, and lots of them, over the next few months. but, rather than relying on passing trade, fiona has come up with a plan. hi, fiona, nice to meet you. what a gorgeous place you've got here, a lovely part of the world. it is. show me around. it's really not glamorous, it's quite simple, but effective, so we have toilets that are open all night, we can lock the pub up but leave the toilets open and then we have an outside tap. i was amazed, i thought, you know, we might get one or two, maybe injuly or whatever, so, yeah, we've been quite surprised, we have been full every night that we've been open. those campers are crucial for fiona,

let's join our correspondent in geneva — mark lowen.ate change, also perhaps the iranian nuclear deal as well. asjoe biden knows well, vladimir putin is going nowhere and this is a man he has to deal with. sarah rainsford reports. it began with a handshake and smiles but these are adversaries, not france, after all, joe biden has gone vladimir putin a killer. inside, the body language was stiff. the us president asked for the summit toward moscow over its malign activity but the meeting puts russia's president front and centre on the global stage. vladimir putin has along history with us president and the relationship has gone from warm to cool and even awkward. barack 0bama tried a reset, but russia's annexation of crimea put paid to that. moscow then had big hopes for donald trump but accusations that the kremlin helped get him elected doctor relations from the very start. there summit three years ago in helsinki was seen by many as a disasterfor in helsinki was seen by many as a disaster for the in helsinki was seen by many as a disa

the most acute problem is on the island of sardinia, from where our italy correspondent mark lowen sent but with the pandemic, diverted to another slowly maturing project. a good year for italy's wine but not for its birth rate, now at its lowest since unification in 1861. translation: it's lowest since unification in 1861. translation:— lowest since unification in 1861. translation: it's very difficult when ou translation: it's very difficult when you want _ translation: it's very difficult when you want to _ translation: it's very difficult when you want to have - translation: it's very difficult when you want to have a - translation: it's very difficult when you want to have a child i translation: it's very difficult | when you want to have a child but don't feel able to because of uncertainty about your future. things are so insecure that if i find work, then full pregnant, i might lose myjob and it would be unmanageable. might lose my job and it would be unmanageable.— might lose my job and it would be unmanageable._ in j might lose my job and it would be . unmanageable._ in my unm