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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 remember
appointed a new cabinet, but sir keir starmer has said he must step down immediately or labour will try to bring a no confidence vote in parliament. he needs to go completely none of this nonsense about clinging on for a few months. he s inflicted lies, fraud and chaos in the country. we ll have all the latest reaction from here in westminster as well as from our correspondents and voters around the uk. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson has resigned as conservative leader. despite him saying only last night that he would stay in office, more cabinet level and minister resignations piled on the pressure, and around 9am this morning, the bbc learned that he would step down. but he would not step down as prime minister, he would stay on in office until autumn when a successor is chosen. within the last half hour, the prime minister made a statement outside downing street. let s hear what he said. in the last few days, i ve tried to persuade my co