this is bbc news. the headlines: president biden has for the first time accused russia of committing genocide in ukraine. he used the term during a speech on fuel prices in iowa. mr biden then reinforced the accusation, saying president putin was trying to wipe out the idea of even being a ukrainian. britain s prime minister, borisjohnson, and his finance minister, rishi sunak, have rejected calls for them to resign after they were fined by police for breaking covid lockdown rules by attending a party in 2020. twenty. mrjohnson s wife, carrie, was also fined. police in new york say they have recovered a handgun and a range of incendiary devices at the brooklyn station
here s our correspondent robin brant who s one of 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: the moment i really broke down - was when i entered the cabin hospital. for some, are awful. we spoke to this 26 year old she tested positive a few days ago. in china, symptoms or no symptoms, you are forced to quarantine. we were first assigned to the shared area. the condition was terrible.
this is bbc news. the headlines: president biden has for the first time accused russia of committing genocide in ukraine. he used the term during a speech on fuel prices in iowa. mr biden then reinforced the accusation, saying president putin was trying to wipe out the idea of even being a ukrainian. britain s prime minister, borisjohnson, and his finance minister, rishi sunak, have rejected calls for them to resign after they were fined by police for breaking covid lockdown rules by attending a party in 2020. twenty. mrjohnson s wife, carrie, was also fined. police in new york say they have recovered a handgun and a range of incendiary devices at the brooklyn station
to fill up your tank none of it should not impinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide a half a world away. we have a special report from the frontline in eastern ukraine, as forces prepare for a major russian onslaught. police in new york say they re still hunting for a gunman after 17 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. and johnny depp s libel case against his former wife, amber heard opens in virginia with the star s legal team describing ms heard as troubled and manipulative. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the two most senior members of the british government prime minister borisjohnson and his chancellor of
this is bbc news. i m nancy kacungira. our top stories: president biden has for the first time accused russia of committing genocide in ukraine. i called it genocide because it becomes clearer and clearer he wants genocide for ukraine. britain s prime minister and his chancellor found to have broken the law after breaching the lockdown rules they imposed on the country. i understand the anger many will feel about breaking the rules the government had introduced to protect the public.