welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... britain's prime minister and chancellor are fined for breaches of covid lockdown laws. police find they broke the rules they set for the public to follow. in all frankness, at that time, it did not occur to me that this might�*ve been a breach of the rules. but of course, the police have found otherwise, and i fully respect the outcome of their investigation. he's asking us to obey one rule, and then he's doing something completely different, the opposite. it's not right. itjust made me so angry. it's like one rule for. them, and one for us. on the front line with ukrainian

forces in the east of the country, as russia builds prepares for a major new assault. a manhunt is under way in new york after 16 people were injured in a shooting at a subway station. after two weeks' covid lockdown in shanghai, officials admit they're struggling to feed the city's 25 million people. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and ”pm in london — where the two most senior members of the government, the prime minister and the chancellor, have been fined by the metropolitan police for breaching lockdown rules. it makes borisjohnson the first ever sitting prime minister

to have broken the law. mrjohnson apologised for his behaviour and confirmed that he had paid the fine, which was for attending a birthday celebration in june 2020. rishi sunak, the chancellor, also apologised. but opposition parties have called on both men to step down. here's our deputy political editor vicki young. we all have images we rememberfrom lockdown — the queen forced to sit alone at her husband's funeral. but for many in downing street, it was different. drinks in the office and garden, dancing in the basement — and now, police have decided that the wrongdoing went right to the top. today, the prime minister apologised and said he wouldn't resign. i understand the anger that many people will feel, that i myself will short when it came to observing the very rules which the government i lead had introduced to protect the public. and i accept, in all sincerity, that people had the right to expect better. and now, ifeel an even

greater sense of obligation to deliver on the priorities of the british people. but you did repeatedly say that all the guidelines were followed in downing street. that was a lie, wasn't it? when i said that, i spoke in completely good faith — because, as i've said to you just now, at the time that i was standing up for nine minutes in the cabinet room where i work every day, it didn't occur to me that i was... you didn't understand your own rules, and everyone else had to follow them? it didn't occur to me, as i say, and i now humbly accept that i was. # happy birthday to you... this was the day borisjohnson broke his own rules — june 2020, his birthday. it started with a school visit — that was allowed. but later, there is a gathering in the cabinet room in downing street. carriejohnson turned up — she's also been fined. today the prime minister explained that he'd had a busy day,

the occasion lasted less than ten minutes, and it didn't occur to him at the time that he'd done anything wrong. the chancellor, rishi sunak, was also there for a meeting, and tonight offered an unreserved apology. in a statement, he said... this is an extraordinary moment — a prime minister standing here in chequers, admitting he's broken the law. and this wasn't some insignificant rule, these were rules that kept families and friends apart for months, stopped people going to funerals. but in the darkest hours for some people, the atmosphere in downing street was very different, where people time and again broke the laws that they drew up. and for many, this is unforgivable hypocrisy. labour's leader says for the prime minister in chancellor, the game is up.

this is the first time in the history of our country that a prime minister has found to be in breach of the law — and then he lied repeatedly to the public about it. britain deserves better. they have to go. the police investigation isn't over yet — they're looking into a long list of events in downing street and other government buildings. more than 50 fines have now been issued, and there could be more. and these words could come back to haunt the prime minister. i have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party, and that no covid rules were broken, and that is what i have been repeatedly assured. political opponents say it's damning. if you mislead parliament, if you lie to parliament, then you resign. there's no it's, there's no buts. we know that this prime minister has lied to parliament. he should be offering

his resignation. i am absolutely clear. now that they must go, and they must go immediatelyl so we can get fresh leadership. and if conservative mps won't do that, i feel they are directly- associated with this wrongdoing. tonight, borisjohnson has received backing from his cabinet and, more importantly, tory mps, who just a few weeks ago were trying to oust him after months of damaging lockdown allegations. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. there was fury amongst voters when the claims first came out of staff parties in downing st and whitehall during lockdown — gatherings which allegedly took place while ministers were laying down rules stopping everyone else from socialising. so, how are today's revelations being viewed? 0ur correspondent danny savage has been to a town in west yorkshire to gauge the mood. mirfield in west yorkshire — a busy town between wakefield and huddersfield which fell silent during lockdown. an area of northern england where people we spoke to say

they stuck to the rules concerning coronavirus restrictions. they shouldn't have broken the rules anyway. they made them. everyone else was adhering to those rules, and they didn't. i think he should resign, personally, yeah. i think he should. he's asking us to obey one rule, and then he's doing something completely different, the opposite. it's not right, it's not fair, it's not british. no point resigning. | pay the fine and get on with it, j and obviously don't do it again. you stuck to the rules? absolutely. they didn't. how does that leave you feeling? well, i'm actually angry. i'm angry. i've never been into politics, but itjust made me so angry. it's like one rule for them, and one for us. but will today's headlines damage the conservatives in a forthcoming general election? to be fair, the people we spoke to here today weren't sure. but some of their gains in 2019 have very slim majorities, like here,

where they won byjust over 1,500 votes. what is clear is that partygate has cut through to people far from westminster. they're fully aware of it, and have firm views. danny savage, bbc news, mirfield in west yorkshire. police in new york are searching for a man who shot ten people at a brooklyn subway station during the morning rush hour. the city's police commissioner told reporters the suspect had opened a gas canister — filling a train with smoke — before shooting commuters on the platform. six others were also hurt, some through smoke inhalation. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik sent this report from new york. in an instant, the rush of the morning commute turned to a race for safety. 0n the subway car, new yorkers went to a state of shock

after a man wearing a green construction vest, a hooded sweatshirt and a gas mask detonated a smoke bomb, then began open fire. the attacker... and the sight of some collapsing on the platform, bloodied and wounded. fist some collapsing on the platform, bloodied and wounded.— some collapsing on the platform, bloodied and wounded. at 25th st, we were all told — bloodied and wounded. at 25th st, we were all told to _ bloodied and wounded. at 25th st, we were all told to get _ bloodied and wounded. at 25th st, we were all told to get off. _ bloodied and wounded. at 25th st, we were all told to get off. there - bloodied and wounded. at 25th st, we were all told to get off. there were i were all told to get off. there were people screaming for medical assistance. it was just a scary moment, everyone was packed together. i didn't know what happened till afterwards. i together. i didn't know what happened till afterwards. i saw a lot of peeple _ happened till afterwards. i saw a lot of people coming _ happened till afterwards. i saw a lot of people coming out - happened till afterwards. i saw a lot of people coming out of - happened till afterwards. i saw a lot of people coming out of the l lot of people coming out of the train _ lot of people coming out of the train station screaming, yelling for help _ train station screaming, yelling for help i_ train station screaming, yelling for help i saw— train station screaming, yelling for help. i saw a lady shot right in her legm _ help. i saw a lady shot right in her legm yeah, — help. i saw a lady shot right in her leg... yeah, she was screaming for help _ leg... yeah, she was screaming for help 31— leg... yeah, she was screaming for hel, �* ., , , leg... yeah, she was screaming for hel. �* ., ,, a leg... yeah, she was screaming for help. a massive emergency response from the nypd _ help. a massive emergency response from the nypd to — help. a massive emergency response from the nypd to the _ help. a massive emergency response from the nypd to the fbi _ help. a massive emergency response from the nypd to the fbi flooded - help. a massive emergency responsej from the nypd to the fbi flooded the area. authorities are still hunting for the suspect, whose motive remains unknown. investigators are coming through the crime scene and nearby surveillance cameras for any clues. new york has seen a rise in shootings — up until now, they were local isolated incidents. but this,

the first mass indiscriminate shooting in recent times affects the sense of security of every new yorker. commuters were just emerging from the pandemic and hoping for a return to normal. we from the pandemic and hoping for a return to normal.— return to normal. we say no more - no biomass _ return to normal. we say no more - no biomass strings, _ return to normal. we say no more - no biomass strings, no _ return to normal. we say no more - no biomass strings, no more - no biomass strings, no more disrupting lives. no more creating heartbreak for people just trying to live their lives as normal new yorkers. it has to end and ends now. new york is counting themselves catch their selves lucky that no one died. this will once again put the focus on public safety. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. there's been a slight easing of strict covid restrictions in the chinese financial capital, shanghai, after the first dip in infections since the beginning of april. the move is in response to complaints of widespread food shortages among the 25 million residents. here's our correspondent robin brant, who's one of the people dealing with lockdown.

more than two years after covid first emerged here, china is still trying to keep it out. and this is how it's doing it. tens of thousands of people forced into government run quarantine. in one of china's most advanced cities, the conditions for some are awful. translation: ., ., , translation: the moment i really broke down was _ translation: the moment i really broke down was when _ translation: the moment i really broke down was when i _ translation: the moment i really broke down was when i entered - translation: the moment i really broke down was when i entered the | broke down was when i entered the hospital. we broke down was when i entered the hosital. ~ , ,., ~ broke down was when i entered the hosital. ~ , ., , hospital. we spoke to this 26-year-old _ hospital. we spoke to this 26-year-old - _ hospital. we spoke to this 26-year-old - she - hospital. we spoke to this 26-year-old - she tested | hospital. we spoke to this - 26-year-old - she tested positive a 26—year—old — she tested positive a few days ago. in china, symptoms or no symptoms, you are forced to quarantine. translation: ~ , ., , , translation: we were first assigned to the shared — translation: we were first assigned to the shared area. _ translation: we were first assigned to the shared area. the _ translation: we were first assigned to the shared area. the conditions - to the shared area. the conditions the macro condition was terrible. my roommate and i found two camp bags. there was only one west room and one washbasin on each floor. many sleep next to each other. i was terrified. i broke down and cried.—

i broke down and cried. forced quarantine _ i broke down and cried. forced quarantine is _ i broke down and cried. forced quarantine is one _ i broke down and cried. forced quarantine is one of— i broke down and cried. forced quarantine is one of two - i broke down and cried. forced quarantine is one of two often | quarantine is one of two often brutal measures that china is using to try to be covid — the other is citywide lockdowns. i'm two weeks into the one here, along with the other 25 million people that live in shanghai. now for many, that means you can't step out of your gate, for some it means you can't even go beyond your front door. and also, daily worries about food — for some, even about water. for some, the play is now desperate, a battle to place an order on your phone or a fight with the authorities — alljust to get food in. seeing video of communist party officials berated like this is rare here, but the party is digging in. everyone's being repeatedly tested — but this has become less about science, it's now a battle between a resurgent virus and communist party credibility. every province in this

country has been told to prepare facilities like this, as fears of a nationwide wave spread. old, young and, up untila nationwide wave spread. old, young and, up until a few days ago, babies all quarantined on their own. in china, it's the price they pay, the sacrifice they make. the official figures suggest the confirmed cases in this city have started to fall, but those officials also claim there hasn't been a single covid death this time around. not one. no one has officially died here from covid, and zero covid remains the goal. china is still determined to prove it can beat nature. robin brant, bbc news, locked down in shanghai. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: lawyers forjohnny depp brand amber heard a liar who's "obsessed" with her image, in opening arguments of the defamation trial

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the surface and disappear. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. our main headlines... britain's prime minister and chancellor are fined for breaches of covid lockdown laws. police find they broke the rules they set for the public to follow. a manhunt is under way in new york after 16 people were injured in a shooting at a subway station. president biden has used the word "genocide" to describe russia's war in ukraine, in an escalation of his criticism of president putin. mr biden made the apparently unscripted comment during a speech in iowa on tackling rapidly rising fuel prices.

it comes as the us and the uk investigate unconfirmed reports that chemical weapons may have been used by the russians as they attacked mariupol. meanwhile, ukraine and russia are building up theirforces in the east of the country, ahead of a new russian offensive. moscow says its war aim, is the "complete liberation," of the donbas region. kremlin—backed separatists hold significant territory there. our defence correspondent jonathan beale is in the city of kramatorsk, in the donbas, travelling with ukrainian forces — and he's sent us this report. this is where the war in ukraine will be won or lost. the wide open landscape of the east. we went with ukraine's army to see artillery already firing on russian forces. nervously watching for signs

of russian aircraft. at their position, american—made stinger anti—aircraft missiles were ready to fire. the continuing supply of western weapons will be crucial to their success. ukraine's military might be smaller, but they have been more mobile. translation: if we stay in one position for more | than a couple of days, we usually become the target. but if we fire 1—2 shells, nothing will happen. well, these artillery pieces are well hidden, just hearing some artillery in the distance there. but they are targeting russian military positions through here. unlike the russian artillery, which seems to be often targeting ukrainian towns and cities. columns of russian armour have already been spotted moving from the north. western officials believe russia is trying to double,

even treble the strength of its military forces here in the east. ukraine is also having to keep an eye on its own population. there is pro—russian sentiment in this region, those who they fear may be passing on information to the russians. this shows they are notjust having to worry about russian armour, a russian offensive coming in this direction, but they are also having to worry about the enemy within. it's a job made all the more difficult by the regular threat of russian air strikes and artillery. sirens we have to head to a bunkerfor shelter. there, viktor tells me they are arresting people nearly every day.

"we look for bad people who help the enemy. we find them and then hand them over to the intelligence services." ukraine is already taking casualties. among the most recent, tatiana's only child, alexander, who was killed on the front line. there will be many more grieving families in the weeks to come. this next phase of the war could be decisive, but it will also be bloody. jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. thousands of russian soldiers have been sent to their deaths in ukraine, and as the fighting ramps up in the east, many more are likely to lose their lives. but vladimir putin said, in his first comments for some time on the conflict, that it would achieve russia's "noble aims," and that a clash with ukraine, had become inevitable. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports now from the city

of stavropol, in the south west of the country. russia is still claiming there is no war. it cannot claim there are no casualties. at the cemetery in stavropol, there is a new line of graves. for elite soldiers killed in what they call here the special military operation. code for russia's offensive against ukraine. the kremlin has admitted significant losses. sergei was an officer in the paratroopers. his widow, lara, agreed to talk to me about losing him. translation: i didn't want to believe it. - i still don't completely believe it.

i've lost the one who is dearer to me than anyone else in my life. i know that the whole world is against us now. they will accuse russia of anything but i knew my husband, he would never harm anyone. dmitry, too, dismisses claims of russian war crimes as fake news. he used to serve under sergei. translation: ukrainian politicians often say thank you to russia - for helping to unite ukraine. i want to say thank you to all the countries who imposed sanctions on us. thank you for helping to unite russia behind our commander—in—chief and president, vladimir putin. the messaging is clear. support the z, the symbol of the military operation. and, through its total control of the media, the kremlin has persuaded many here to back the offensive and to treat reports

of apparent russian atrocities as disinformation. ever since russia attacked ukraine, i have spoken to so many russians who have repeated almost word for word what they have been hearing on television. and what they have been hearing on tv is that in ukraine, russia is battling nazis, neo—nazis, ultranationalists, liberating the country from fascism. basically creating a parallel reality. on a visit to russia's space centre today, president putin claimed his aims in ukraine were noble and would be achieved. that means his military offensive will continue. military losses are a tragedy, says the kremlin. but it is not ready yet for peace. steve rosenberg, bbc news, stavropol. lawyers for the actor, johnny depp, and his former wife, amber heard,

have given their opening statements in his defamation case in the united states. the latest legal battle between the pair results from an article she wrote about domestic abuse — although he wasn't specifically named, depp said it implied that he was an abuser. our entertainment correspondent david sillito reports from the us state of virginia, where the trial is taking place. fairfax, virginia, and in court today, a hollywood star — johnny depp, who was here to sue his ex—wife, amber heard, for libel. this is a defamation case. it's a case about how devastating words can be when they are false and uttered publicly. in court, both barely even glanced at one another as this $50 million libel suit began, a case about an article in the washington post in which amber heard talked about enduring sexual assault and how institutions protect violent men.

she did not namejohnny depp, but his lawyers say she didn't need to — everyone knew who she was talking about. his legal team said the allegations were all lies. amber heard was the abuser, notjohnny depp. she has been preparing to give the performance of her life in this trial. but this trial isn't about feelings. it's about a man's reputation. —— this trial isn't about the evidence _ his legal team described johnny depp as as a kind soul who would never raise his hand to a woman. amber heard was characterised as being troubled, manipulative, but it's worth remembering this is not the first time the couple has met in a libel court. at a previous hearing in london, a judge ruled almost overwhelmingly in amber heard's favour. may i approach? yes, sir. and, just as in london, amber heard's lawyers today presented a very different picture of the star — a man prone to rages, a hidden side amber heard described

as quote "the monster". you're going to see who the realjohnny depp is. behind the red carpets, behind the fame, behind the money, behind the pirate costumes, you're going to see who that man really is. so, two years on from that case in london, a second attempt to clear johnny depp's name begins, this time with a jury. jurors have been told this could take up to seven weeks. david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia. a reminder of our main news — borisjohnson, his wife, carrie, and his finance minister, rishi sunak, have apologised and paid police fines for attending a birthday party in downing street in breach of covid rules injune 2020. mrjohnson is the first british prime minister to receive a criminal sanction while in office. that's it for the show, thanks so

much _ that's it for the show, thanks so much ., ., . , hello. the easter weekend isjust around the corner and, as we move closer to it, things will turn drier and warmerfor many. not closer to it, things will turn drier and warmer for many. not always sunny, comp located slightly by some missed low cloud lingering for northern and western areas. here we could see some patchy rain at times, but a lot of dry weather and the forecast. it's looking driver many as we had through wednesday, the area of rain we had on tuesday, courtesy of this low pressure, is pulling away into the north sea on wednesday. still cloaks and off to scotland to bring some cloud. i will pull away, some missed and low cloud to linger for pull away, some missed and low cloud to lingerfor some pull away, some missed and low cloud to linger for some northern and western coasts through the day, but elsewhere we should see some

the winds will be a light to moderate westerly for many, meaning a warmer day across north eastern coasts. we've got the best of the sunshine through wednesday afternoon, temperatures quite widely into the mid or high teens. pollen levels there will be high for much of england and wales through wednesday, moderate across northern england and also moderate across southern scotland and into northern ireland, as well. so through wednesday evening, most of the showers will fade, many will see clear skies, though missed include dutch low cloud will push back into wales, and also more cloud dodging into northern ireland and the western aisles. for many, it's a mild night with temperatures typically between 6—9 c. so for thursday we've got this area of high pressure which is the dominant feature, i'm sure you can see these fronts trying to push and from the west, bringing much more cloud across northern ireland, maybe some patchy rain from western areas into the afternoon, some of that could push in the western isles too. once again, missed and low cloud slow to clear for northern and western areas, but spells of sunshine

developing through thursday, particularly the further east you are, and here's where we will see the highest temperatures. mid to high teens for many, perhaps 19—21 c for parts of east anglia and south east anglia and southeast england. over the easter weekend for many, we hold onto this high pressure. they will be fairly weak affairs, but as we head into easter sunday, we could begin to see some more shower he operates a range of the north and the west. but for most over the easter weekend, the west. but for most over the easterweekend, it's the west. but for most over the easter weekend, it's looking warmer and mainly dry, there will be some overnight mist and fog, but also some sunshine too. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, and his chancellor, rishi sunak, have been fined for breaches of covid lockdown laws, as police find they broke the rules they set for the public to follow. a massive manhunt is under way for a man who shot ten people on a packed subway train in new york, donning a gas mask before setting off a smoke bomb and opening fire on terrified commuters. ukrainian forces continue to build in the east of the country, as russia prepares for a major new assault on donetsk and the neighbouring luhansk region. the governor there has urged residents to evacuate. after two weeks' covid lockdown in shanghai, officials admit they're struggling to feed the city's 25 million people. on tuesday, the city took tentative steps towards easing the lockdown