support — but what do voters think? it's just made me so angry. it's like one rule for them and one for us. there's no point resigning, just pay the fine and get on with it, and obviously don't do it again. ukraine and russia continue to build up their forces in the east ahead of a major escalation of the war here. we're with ukrainian troops as they prepare for a fresh russian onslaught. and — ordinary lives transformed by an extraordinary war. we follow the fortunes of one suburban ukrainian family. good evening from downing street, 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. as you can probably hear, there was a protest going on. it makes borisjohnson the first ever sitting prime minister to have broken the law. this evening, mrjohnson apologised for his behaviour and confirmed that he had paid the fine, which was for attending an event in celebration of his birthday injune 2020. his wife carrie, who was there, has also paid the fine. when asked if he would resign, borisjohnson said he was focused on delivering for voters. this evening, rishi sunak, the chancellor, also apologised and said he deeply regretted the frustration and anger caused. but opposition leaders, including labour and the snp, have called on both men to step down. and at westminster, there are demands from all the opposition parties for parliament to be recalled from its easter break. here's our deputy political editor vicki young. we all have images we remember from 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 would resign. i understand the anger that many will feel. he understand the anger that many will feel. ,., ., ., understand the anger that many will feel. ., ., , | feel. he said he would not resign. i fell short when _ feel. he said he would not resign. i fell short when it _ feel. he said he would not resign. i fell short when it came _ feel. he said he would not resign. i fell short when it came to - feel. he said he would not resign. i | fell short when it came to observing the very rules that 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 i feel an even greater sense of obligation to deliver on the priorities of the british people. but deliver on the priorities of the british people.— british people. but you did repeatedly _ british people. but you did repeatedly say _ british people. but you did repeatedly say that - british people. but you did repeatedly say that all - british people. but you did repeatedly say that all the | repeatedly say that all the guidelines were followed in downing street. that was a lie, wasn't it? when i said that, i spoke incompletely good faith because, as i have 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... ., �* , ., work every day, it didn't occur to me... ., �* ,., ., me... you didn't understand your own rules? it didn't _ me... you didn't understand your own rules? it didn't occur _ me... you didn't understand your own rules? it didn't occur to _ me... you didn't understand your own rules? it didn't occur to me _ me... you didn't understand your own rules? it didn't occur to me that - me... you didn't understand your own rules? it didn't occur to me that i - rules? it didn't occur to me that i was in breach _ rules? it didn't occur to me that i was in breach of— rules? it didn't occur to me that i was in breach of the _ rules? it didn't occur to me that i was in breach of the rules. - rules? it didn't occur to me that i was in breach of the rules. i- rules? it didn't occur to me that i was in breach of the rules. i now| was in breach of the rules. i now humbly accept that i was. # happy birthday to you. this was the day boris _ # happy birthday to you. this was the day boris johnson _ # happy birthday to you. this was the day boris johnson broke - # happy birthday to you. this was the day boris johnson broke his i # happy birthday to you. this was i the day boris johnson broke his own the day borisjohnson broke his own rules, june 2020, his birthday. it started with a school visit. that was allowed. but later there was a gathering in the cabinet room in downing street. carriejohnson turned up. she has also been fined. today the prime minister explained that he had had a busy day. the occasion lasted less than ten minutes and it didn't occur to him at the time that he had done anything wrong. the chancellor rishi sunak was also there for a meeting, and tonight offered an unreserved apology. in a statement, he said, i understand that four figures in public office, the rules must be applied stringently in order to maintain public confidence. i respect the decision that has been made and have paid the fine. i deeply regret the frustration and anger caused and i am sorry. this is anger caused and i am sorry. this is an extraordinary moment, a prime minister standing here in chequers, admitting he has broken the law. and this wasn't some insignificant rule, these were rules that kept families and friends about four months, stop 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 law is that they drew up and for many, this is unforgivable hypocrisy. labour's leader says that for the prime minister and chancellor, the game is up. minister and chancellor, the game is u . _ , , minister and chancellor, the game is u -. , , , up. this is the first time in the history of— up. this is the first time in the history of our— up. this is the first time in the history of our country - up. this is the first time in the history of our country that - up. this is the first time in the history of our country that a i up. this is the first time in the - history of our country that a prime minister has been 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. britain deserves better. they have to no. ,., . britain deserves better. they have too. . , ., ., to go. the police investigation isn't over _ to go. the police investigation isn't over yet. _ to go. the police investigation isn't over yet. they _ to go. the police investigation isn't over yet. they are - to go. the police investigation| isn't over yet. they are 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.— been repeatedly assured. political o- onents been repeatedly assured. political opponents say _ been repeatedly assured. political opponents say it _ been repeatedly assured. political opponents say it is _ been repeatedly assured. political opponents say it is damning. - been repeatedly assured. political opponents say it is damning. if. been repeatedly assured. political| opponents say it is damning. if you mislead parliament, _ opponents say it is damning. if you mislead parliament, if— opponents say it is damning. if you mislead parliament, if you - opponents say it is damning. if you mislead parliament, if you lie - opponents say it is damning. if you mislead parliament, if you lie to i mislead parliament, if you lie to parliament, then you resign. no ifs, no huts _ parliament, then you resign. no ifs, no huts we — parliament, then you resign. no ifs, no buts. we know the prime minister has lied _ no buts. we know the prime minister has lied to _ no buts. we know the prime minister has lied to parliament. he should be offering _ has lied to parliament. he should be offering his — has lied to parliament. he should be offering his resignation. | has lied to parliament. he should be offering his resignation. i am absolutely — offering his resignation. i am absolutely clear _ offering his resignation. i am absolutely clear now - offering his resignation. i am absolutely clear now that - offering his resignation. i am absolutely clear now that they must io absolutely clear now that they must go immediately— absolutely clear now that they must go immediately so _ absolutely clear now that they must go immediately so we _ absolutely clear now that they must go immediately so we can _ absolutely clear now that they must go immediately so we can get - absolutely clear now that they must go immediately so we can get freshj go immediately so we can get fresh leadership — go immediately so we can get fresh leadership if— go immediately so we can get fresh leadership. if conservative - go immediately so we can get fresh leadership. if conservative mps - leadership. if conservative mps won't _ leadership. if conservative mps won't do — leadership. if conservative mps won't do that, _ leadership. if conservative mps won't do that, i— leadership. if conservative mps won't do that, i feel— leadership. if conservative mps won't do that, i feel that - leadership. if conservative mps won't do that, i feel that they l leadership. if conservative mps l won't do that, i feel that they are directly— won't do that, i feel that they are directly associated _ won't do that, i feel that they are directly associated with _ won't do that, i feel that they are directly associated with this - directly associated with this wrongdoing _ directly associated with this wrongdoing-— directly associated with this wronaudoin. ., wrongdoing. tonight, boris johnson has received _ wrongdoing. tonight, boris johnson has received backing _ wrongdoing. tonight, boris johnson has received backing from - wrongdoing. tonight, boris johnson has received backing from his - has received backing from his cabinet and more importantly tory mps, whojust a 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. the prime minister tonight said at the time of the party, it did not occur to him that he had breached the rules. our home editor mark easton takes a look at how those rules worked and what happens when they are broken. it was boris johnson it was borisjohnson and his government, of course, that divide and introduced the covid regulations, far—reaching restrictions that had a profound impact on the lives, livelihoods and liberties of every citizen. before anyone knew about partygate, around 120,000 fixed penalty notices had been issued to people for breaking the rules, find anything from £50 to £10,000. scotland yard were initially reluctant to investigate alleged breaches that occurred a month earlier, but official revelations forced their hand. there was evidence _ revelations forced their hand. there was evidence that _ revelations forced their hand. there was evidence that those _ revelations forced their hand. tues was evidence that those involved knew or ought to have known that what they were doing was an offence. now, more than 50 fixed penalty notices have been issued and there may well be more to come. each of the fixed penalty notices requires the fixed penalty notices requires the police to believe that a criminal offence has been committed. it doesn't go on only one's criminal record, but it could go on the police national computer. while ordinary people were denied the chance to hold the hands of the dying or provide comfort and care to the vulnerable, borisjohnson, his wife, chancellor and others were at a party in number ten, eating cake and singing happy birthday. the funeral of the 75—year—old was held on the same day as one of the downing street party is, with only a handful of people in attendance. you know, he handful of people in attendance. you know. he has — handful of people in attendance. ym. know, he has been saying for months and months that there was never a party, that he was never there, that he was never aware of it. how many times can you lie? it's an insult. in normal times, this would be the end for the prime minister. there will be questions as to whether he knowingly misled parliament. there will be accusations of hypocrisy. but the biggest risk for boris johnson is that he will be seen as having taken voters for fools, and the consequences of that will be judged at the ballot box. mark easton, bbc news. well, there was fury amongst voters when the claims first came out of staff parties in downing street 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 the town of mirfield in kirklees, 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. 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. i'm nowjoined by our deputy political editor vicki young. this is an extraordinary moment, one that many thought might have triggered the end for the prime minister? in some ways, we have got used to so many allegations of rule breaking here. but actually, this is still an astonishing moment, a prime minister who broke the law, the law that he actually drew up. this is damaging for any government. the idea that there was one rule for them and another for all of there was one rule for them and anotherfor all of us. but there was one rule for them and another for all of us. but when it comes to political survival, i think people might be surprised. until a general election, it is up to conservative mps. tonight the cabinet have rallied round and even some of his fiercest critics on his own side are saying now is not the time. i think that two months ago, if this had happened, it would have been enough to oust the prime minister, but the political wind has changed, partly of course because of ukraine. and for now, i think he survives. . ~ ukraine. and for now, i think he survives. ., , ., survives. vicki, many thanks. more from ou survives. vicki, many thanks. more from you later _ survives. vicki, many thanks. more from you later in _ survives. vicki, many thanks. more from you later in the _ survives. vicki, many thanks. more from you later in the programme, i survives. vicki, many thanks. more i from you later in the programme, but for the moment, thank you very much. that's all from me in downing street, i'll be back at the end of the programme. i hand you now to my colleague clive myrie in kyiv. thank you for that. ukraine and russia are building up their forces in the east of the country, ahead of a major escalation in the war with a new russian offensive. the ukrainian president says tens of thousands of russian troops are preparing to attack with satellite images showing a massive build—up near the border. a massive build up near the border. it comes as britain and america investigate unconfirmed reports that chemical weapons may have been used by the russians attacking the southern port city of mariupol. moscow says its war aim is the "complete liberation" of the eastern donbas region. kremlin—backed separatists have held significant territory there, and the area has been marred by conflict for many years. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, is in the city of kramatorsk in the donbas, travelling with ukrainian forces, and he's sent us this report. along with cameraman barnaby mitchell. 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 one or two 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, or 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. the latest from the front line in the east. a delegation representing the world's major religions came to ukraine today to meet some of the victims of russia's invasion, and to show their solidarity with this country's people. the former archbishop of canterbury, rowan williams, was among them, it comes as the russian orthodox church faces widespread condemnation for supporting mr putin and calling the conflict a holy war. 0ur religion editor, aleem maqbool was there. it was a remarkable delegation, brought together in a country under siege by a mission to show solidarity. i'm archbishop rowan williams, from england. i come with greetings and love and prayers from my brothers and sisters in england for all of you brothers and sisters here. they told him their stories. itjust brings it home heartbreakingly how many ordinary lives have been totally wrecked by this terrible act of aggression. he had strong words about the leaders of the russian orthodox church. the fact is that the patriarchate is becoming increasingly isolated because of its complicity in this criminal aggression. the patriarch in moscow has implied putin's is a righteous war against the forces of an immoral west. he has so far failed to unequivocally condemn the killing of innocents. so much of russia's justification for this war has a religious basis. in part, the kremlin said it was liberating followers of the russian orthodox church here in ukraine who it claimed were not free to practise. but of course, russian orthodox churches here have been destroyed in the invasion and countless congregants killed. nikolai was a russian orthodox priest in kharkiv, but fled the horrors of bombing. he has turned against the moscow leadership he once followed. translation: when i hear them say they are protecting us and fighting i a holy war, i think they are either blind and don't know what is happening, or they are not serving god but the devil. today, compassion in the name of god, or gods, has been on display here. but there are questions about whether faith leaders could do more to put pressure on the kremlin or on the church supporting it. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in western ukraine. as russia prepares for the new offensive, families back home are counting the cost of the war. thousands of russian soldiers have been sent to their deaths here in ukraine and as the fighting ramps up in the east, many more are likely to lose their lives. 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. 0ur 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 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 also dismisses claims of russian war crimes as fake news. he used to serve under sergei. translation: ukrainian politicians often say thank you to russia i 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 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 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. the enormity of this conflict, the massed armies, the geopolitical consequences, the global ramifications, it can be overwhelming to comprehend that but what needs to be understood it is mostly ordinary individual families that are ultimately affected. for instance, the people of the town of bucha, just north of the capital. full of families living everyday lives, they're not activists, or politicians, they're just minding their own business. so, along with cameraman david mcilveen, i wanted to explore the fortunes of one ordinary family, living in an ordinary street, railway station street, in the middle of an extraordinary war. there are some distressing details in my report. an ordinary suburban home. it could be anywhere. but this is railway station street in bucha. number 17. in the road, remnants of a column of russian armour that rolled into town on february the 27th, and mercilessly attacked by ukrainian forces. the firefight caused huge explosions, leaving nearby trees bearing strange fruit. i tell you what comes to my mind being here, is what it must have sounded like, the noise of all these vehicles all along the streetjust going up, the explosions, the fire, the inferno. it must have been horrible for people hiding in their basements on either side of the street. the area is in ukrainian hands now, but the russians who survived the attack back in february and fled returned a week later. their pride in pieces all around. this is number 31, railway station street. and on the fence is written the word �*people', in the hope the soldiers would be kind. viktor herinenko, like most suburban dads, is into diy. except his roof repairs are the result of war damage. one day, under russian occupation, three soldiers came calling, ordering him, his son and the neighbour off the roof. "they fired shots into the ground to hurry us up," he tells me. "they said they were going to kill us. then the ordered us to lie face down on the ground. �*put your pig faces in the dirt,�* they said. then they fired some shots close to my head. i could feel the sand that the bullets kicked up touch my hair. then i heard the soldiers say, �*we can get rid of the two older ones and spare the younger one.�* then a third soldier said, �*no, they were just fixing the roof.”' other times, they cowered in the cramped vegetable cellar, when they heard the russians in railway station street. the comfort of normality. it is a prize for civilians in war, just being able to feed the chickens. especially after what viktor�*s wife tanya went through when her menfolk were ordered off the roof. translation: my husband and son stood with their hands up _ saying, "don't shoot." "woman, stay!" they commanded. "you go outside, i take you down." so i stood in the yard. and i heard two shots. it was so hard, i thought they were dead. i don't know how i'm going to walk around the streets any more, after everything that has happened. i will remember the blasts and us hiding and shrapnel and bullets flying. i cannot explain everything i feel, i can't explain everything we went through here. and what of her son, roman, just 15? subject of a mock execution. how will he cope with the horrors he has seen as he gets older? "the first corpses i saw were of russian soldiers," he says. "i went outside and i saw the burned body of a man. he had no head. i will never forget. this memory will stay with me forever." at the end of march, the russians retreated from railway station street, but they had parting gifts. "i heard several shots from the next street," he says. "people were screaming, it was clear a lot of people were being killed in the final days of the occupation. in yablunska street, in a school and the nearby apartment." this is yablunska, or appletree street today. and this is how the russians left it. how does a community, a nation recover from collective trauma? perhaps the only solution for the residents of railway station street is time. my my sincere thanks to the herinenko family there. so humble and decent and honest people, just caught up like so many others in this war that is nothing to do with them. some of the residence that managed to escape the residence that managed to escape the fighting in bucha are beginning to return another russians have gone to return another russians have gone to rebuild their homes and lives and maybe even their in humanity. —— their faith maybe even their in humanity. —— theirfaith in humanity. but is it from me in the team here, back to you in downing street. thank you very much. police in new york city are searching for a gunman who threw smoke grenades and opened fire on a subway train in brooklyn. 16 people were injured, 10 of them shot, during the attack which happened during rush hour. officials say the incident is not being investigated as an act of terrorism. a man has been convicted of the murder of his partner's three—year—old son, kemarni watson darby. the toddler died from abdominal injuries in west bromwich injune 2018. nathaniel pope will be sentenced in may along with kemarni's mother, alicia watson, who was found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. the scottish green party has launched its manifesto for next month's local elections. the co—leader, lorna slater, said the greens would bring to local authorities the same focus on the climate and social justice that the party had delivered at holyrood, where they're in power with the scottish national party. and chelsea look set to be out of the champions league with a few minutes left to play after a remarkable night in the madrid. real madrid are leading 3—1 after the first leg at stamford bridge last week but this doll from mason mount early in the first half gave chelsea hope. antonio rudiger made it 2—0 on the night and then timo werner put chelsea on the verge of the semifinals but rodrigo equalised the tie to take it to extra time and then french forward karim benzema scored the crucial goal to make it 5-4 to scored the crucial goal to make it 5—4 to real madrid on aggregate.