photogragh that's increased wild speculation about her condition. we'll look at some of the tell—tale signs in the picture that forced kate's confession that she'd altered it. no mention of the photo tonight from prince william, as he attends an event for his environmental prize. please welcome mr lee anderson. he was in labour, then deputy chair of the conservatives. now lee anderson becomes reform uk's first mp. in haiti, as armed gangs roam the streets, fears that a million people face famine in the capital. one of the largest nato military exercises since the end of the cold war, now including newly joined finnish and swedish troops. and the oscar goes to... cillian murphy.

and a first best actor oscar for ireland, as cillian murphy wins for oppenheimer. tonight, newsnight comes live from paisley. once one of the uk's industrial powerhouses, we're in this historic scottish town with politicians and invited guests to talk about their preoccupations and passions ahead of the general election. good evening. in seemingly trying to dampen down speculation about her health, it appears the princess of wales may have fanned more flames of conspiracy. kate has now apologised for any confusion after admitting she edited the first official photograph she'd appeared in since undergoing abdominal surgery two months ago. five picture agencies withdrew the image over concerns it had been manipulated.

why it was altered in the first place, we may never know. kensington palace says the original photo will not be released. daniela relph is at windsor castle for us tonight. clive, that controversial photo was taken here in the grounds of windsor castle towards the end of last week. it was supposed to make the rumours and gossip stop, but instead, the scrutiny and speculation have intensified as palace officials tried to manage the fallout. the prince of wales this evening at an event related to his earth shot environmental project in london. at the end of a day filled with unexpected twists and turns. prince william took this photo of his wife and children that were supposed to reassure, to calm the more outlandish rumours about the princess's condition. but its

publication has done the opposite. today, the princess was seen with her husband, being driven from windsor. kensington palace said she had a private appointment. last night, the first of five news agencies issued dramatically worded "kill notices", withdrawing the picture of the princess and her children, due to what the agencies said were "inconsistencies" in the image. then this morning, a social media post from the princess of wales herself, where she admitted she had made cosmetic changes to the picture. she said... "like many amateur photographers, i do occasionally experiment with editing. i wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. i hope everyone celebrating had a very happy mother's day." have you got a favourite shot? photography is a passion for the princess of wales, reflected in some of her public engagements. and over the years, she has released many of her own pictures with little fuss. but times are different now. the clamour for information

on her current condition remains intense, and it's fuelled the questions about the photo. they've misled the public by putting an image out there that was manipulated and it's going to fuel a whole load of speculation and conspiracy about kate and her health. it was the prince of wales who took the photo of his wife and children last week. at the commonwealth day service at the abbey, it was business as usual. but the royal party was depleted due to the current health problems. the absent king recorded a video message, played to the congregation. in recent weeks, i have been most deeply touched by your wonderfully kind and thoughtful good wishes for my health and, in return, can only continue to serve you to the best of my ability throughout the commonwealth. it's been a challenging few weeks for the royal family — and the photo controversy has fed the debate over whether we can trust what the palaces tell the public.

i wouldn't say it's a trust issue, i haven't heard that. i mean, the princess of wales is an accomplished photographer. she said she edits photographs. she might have been editing family photographs, you know, all the time, for all we know. a photo altered by a princess. her team say she was doing what many others do — trying to make herfamily look as good as possible in a picture. daniela relph, bbc news, windsor. with more analysis of the picture, marianna spring is here. so, looking at it, what other tell—tale signs that something is up? tell-tale signs that something is u - ? tell-tale signs that something is u . ? , ., . tell-tale signs that something is u - ? , ., . ., up? there is no evidence that this was generated — up? there is no evidence that this was generated using _ up? there is no evidence that this was generated using artificial- was generated using artificial intelligence, but there are signs that it was edited in some ways. if we look, there are three points in the picture we can analyse that suggest that it was probably changed. the first is princess charlotte's cardigan sleeve. you can see how there is a chunk missing on

her wrist. the next is the zip on the princess of wales' jacket. you can see that the two bits of the zip don't align with each other. finally, you have got this hand on prince louis's side. this all suggests that it has been edited. we also analysed the data attached to the images that were shared with the press, and they do indicate that it was edited twice using software on a computer. we haven't been able to analyse the original photo because kensington palace haven't shared that. it kensington palace haven't shared that. , ., , ., ., that. it might seem a bit odd that we are focusing _ that. it might seem a bit odd that we are focusing so _ that. it might seem a bit odd that we are focusing so much - that. it might seem a bit odd that we are focusing so much on - that. it might seem a bit odd that we are focusing so much on a - that. it might seem a bit odd that i we are focusing so much on a single picture, but the hope was that it would dampen down speculation about the princess's health. the opposite seems to have happened.— seems to have happened. exactly. celebrities and _ seems to have happened. exactly. celebrities and high-profile - seems to have happened. exactly. | celebrities and high-profile people celebrities and high—profile people edit photos all the time and people often spot inconsistencies in those images, but the difference here is that there has been this very active online conversation and in the media

about the princess of wales and her health. we were made aware that she wouldn't be making public appearances, but nonetheless, lots of people have had questions about what is going on, trying to understand what is happening. then there have also been the more extreme conspiracy theories that have been spreading, totally contrary to the evidence or with no evidence at all. this is a blueprint that i am seeing now, which is that there is a vacuum of information, people have questions, amateur sleuth get involved and want to comment, there are conspiracy theories and there is a massive frenzy online and in the media, ultimately with real people at its heart. . . ultimately with real people at its heart. ., ., a former deputy—chairman of the conservative party, lee anderson, has defected to reform uk, becoming its first mp. he was suspended by the tories last month, after refusing to apologise for remarks he'd made about the mayor of london. he says the conservative party is stifling free speech, and he wants to "speak out in parliament on behalf of millions of people up and down the country" whom he believes shares his views. chris mason has the latest.

please welcome mr lee anderson. injanuary, he was deputy chairman of the conservatives, and then resigned. in february, the tories flung him out of their parliamentary party, leaving him politcally homeless, and in march, today, he's joined reform uk. all i want is my country back. now, this may sound offensive to the liberal elite. but it's not offensive to my friends, my family, my constituents and some of my donors. constituents like my mum and dad, who told me they could not vote for me unless ijoined reform uk. my parents are both nearly 80, and they get it. and i must not let them down. "get what? you might ask. well, reform uk emphasises, among other things, huge cuts in immigration and scrapping the government's net—zero carbon commitments. talk to our viewer who says, blimey, lee anderson's been on quite a journey —

formerly in the labour party, conservative mp, deputy chairman of the conservative party until not so long ago, now in reform. what's going on there? i'm looking to make, help make my country a better place and if i can't find it in a particular... i'll go somewhere. i think i've found the place now which is speaking my language. it's definitely speaking the language of my parents and people like them all around the country. some people may say i'm a politicaljourneyman. i'm not really interested in what people have got to say. all i'm interested in is what people in ashfield have got to say, come the election day. and in ashfield in nottinghamshire... reform won't be any sort of power anyway, but he is good for the local community, i have to say that. he really is good. he gets things shifted, he gets things done. i'm just fed up of all politics and, l you know, the country seems to be going down and down and down. i'm joined by our brilliant pm, mr sunak. this was lee anderson around eight weeks ago with the prime minister. enter next the home secretary this lunchtime. lee is someone who i've worked with.

i like him personally. i think he's made a real mistake. he's made a real mistake because as he has said in his own words, reform is not the answer, and a vote for reform will only let in a labour government. what i think this reveals is the sheer chaos in the conservative party, a government divided from top to bottom and rishi sunak too weak to exert any authority. and a divided government cannot govern in the interests of the country. i think people have had enough of this. so, reform uk have theirfirst mp. the question now, what does this mean? chrisjoins me now. we had what the conservatives and labour think. what do you believe this amounts to in the grand scheme of things? this amounts to in the grand scheme of thins? , ., this amounts to in the grand scheme ofthinas? , ., . ., , of things? there is a curious aradox of things? there is a curious paradox of _ of things? there is a curious paradox of the _ of things? there is a curious paradox of the heart - of things? there is a curious paradox of the heart of - of things? there is a curious| paradox of the heart of party parties, which is that the most important people in democracy are

those who change their minds in terms of those who they vote for, and yet those who defect at westminster are regarded as exotic, even a bit weird. from lee anderson's perspective, he had already been slung out of the conservative parliamentary party, so here was a man looking for a port in a political storm of his own making. so it was a much easier decision for him, because thejourney so it was a much easier decision for him, because the journey had already started, compared with somebody already sitting on one of the established parties and imagining that leap. but it matters is that it gives reform some publicity and punches and existing conservative brews. not only are the conservatives fearful of how well labour are doing in the opinion polls, they also fear reform because they fear a disproportionate number of former conservative voters might be loyal towards reform. that doesn't mean reform will win many if any seats in the general election, but they could do disproportionate damage to the conservatives. the tories hope that come the general election, enough voters are aware of

the consequences of a reform vote and might fall back on the conservatives in the end. others privately really fear that what we have seen today personifies what they see as the shrinking of the big conservative tent that boris johnson so successfully constructed in 2019. chris mason, our political editor. police are working to formally identify 3a bodies they've removed from the premises of a funeral home in hull. it follows calls from members of the public over concerns for the care of the deceased. a 46—year—old man and a 23—year—old woman have been arrested. danny savage reports. police investigations at a funeral home. 3a bodies have been removed from here following concern for care of the deceased. a local celebrant says families have been left in turmoil, worried about what happened to dead relatives or loved ones and how they were treated while they were here.

billie—jo suffill says her brother and father's cremations were handled by the funeral home. oh, i've nearly had a breakdown. it's like something out of a horror movie, isn't it? just the thought of what if, the thoughts that have gone in my head have been quite overwhelming. so i've panicked. i've rung numbers, i've rung everyone, i've contacted you. i just want answers now, ijust need to know. humberside police say a 46—year—old man and a 23—year—old woman remain in custody. they were arrested on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial, fraud by false representation and fraud by abuse of position. a special telephone line also remains open for anyone with concerns, and has so far received more than 350 calls. the main emotion we're having from people is that they have so many questions. obviously at the beginning of the investigation, it's really difficult to find those answers, but i do want to reassure people that the police are working incredibly hard.

they really are doing an amazing job. there are more questions than answers about what happened here. people who have used this funeral home fear they may be affected by this investigation. danny savage, bbc news, hull. america's top diplomat is injamaica, for crisis talks on the worsening violence in haiti. the eu has evacuated all of its diplomatic staff from the island nation after large scale jailbreaks involving around 4,000 prisoners. there are warnings that more than a million people could be facing famine in the capital port au prince, where armed groups are fighting in the streets for political control, as will grant reports. haiti is in freefall towards total anarchy. the past few days have seen a relentless escalation of violence as gunmen roam the streets, firing on police and attacking

government buildings. the situation was already at breaking point. gangs opposed to the country's unelected prime minister, ariel henry, have rained bullets on the international airport, closing it down. when he attempted to return to haiti last week, his plane was turned away. in his absence, gangs now control more than 80% of the capital. police stations a particular target. haiti's main gang leaderjimmy "barbecue" cherizier says he's prepared to take country to civil war unless mr henry resigns. there are growing fears of an exodus. millions of haitians now face famine. a humanitarian emergency on top of the breakdown in law and order. a lucky few did manage to get out. us military personnel airlifted its nonessential embassy staff to safety. meanwhile, the situation in the general hospital in port—au—prince is especially dire.

a dead body lies near patients waiting in vain for treatment, rapidly decomposing in the caribbean heat. except for the patients, the hospital is abandoned. "there are no doctors, they all fled last week," said this patient. "we hear the explosions and gunfire outside but we must have courage and stay here." others have no choice but to take their chances amid the violence and chaos. translation: i've got three kids, | i'm their mother and their father. | gunmen came here and stole all our money but when you have three mouths to feed, what can you do? the anxiety is killing me. what if i get shot dead? who will take care of my children then? with no sign of an end to the crisis in sight, regional leaders and the us secretary of state have met injamaica for an emergency summit. on this evidence though, haiti is now perilously close to becoming a failed state. will grant, bbc news.

for the first time since it officiallyjoined nato, the swedish flag has been raised in a ceremony at the alliance's headquarters in brussels. both sweden and finland, which have cast aside their neutrality, have been taking part in the largest nato military exercise since the end of the cold war. all this amid warnings of a renewed threat to europe from russia, following its full scale invasion of ukraine. jonathan beale reports from the arctic circle. alarm blares. nato says it's a bulwark for peace, but it's preparing for war. this just part of its massive military exercise taking place right across europe. and with newest members sweden and finland in no doubt as to why theyjoined. being alone against russia it's like, why take that risk when you canjoin nato? i personally feel a lot safer because now we have

allies to depend on. in this scenario, they've come to defend northern norway after it's been invaded. they're not calling the enemy russia, but it is a near neighbour. the aim of this exercise is to demonstrate how nato would come to the aid of an ally under attack. it is the very principle of the alliance. an attack on one is an attack on all. butjust how likely is that? no one's saying the threat is imminent. russia's preoccupied with its war in ukraine, but it is moscow's aggression that's sounding the alarm. the important thing is, is not if they will reinforce themselves, it's how long will it take. you're sure russia is a threat? i'm sure that russia is the threat, yes. and that we need to become even stronger as another allied country in the upcoming five and ten years. it's those living closest

who are most aware of the threat. the country's now boosting defense spending, but also mentally preparing themselves for war. both finland and norway share a border with russia. and they've already strengthened their defenses with a citizen army — teachers, nurses and carpenters, who are also part—time soldiers. these are members of norway's home guard. but it's no dad's army. most are young and ready to fight. you know, in world war two, this county was burned down, the whole county. so my grandparents, everyone, they had to flee. and yes, if that's my option, i just stay here and fight and do something i'm trained for, i'd rather stay in here and fight, yeah. i look at the newspaper more often now than i did before, just to see if there's something, something that's happened or...

yeah, especially with russia. for these nordic allies, it is now strength in numbers. but for russia, it's the mother of all unintended consequences — more nato on its border. jonathan beale, bbc news, the arctic circle. a 25—year—old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, in what's thought to be the uk's biggest "catfish" child abuse investigation. catfishing is when online scammers use a fake identity to trick their victims. alexander mccartney, from newry in northern ireland, has admitted more than 180 charges, including the manslaughter of a 12—year—old girl, who took her own life, after being blackmailed by him. vaughan gething, the former welsh health minister, and in the running to become first minister, has told the covid inquiry he's embarrassed that most of his whatsapp messages from the pandemic have been deleted. giving evidence at the hearing in cardiff, he said he'd tried to recover the information, from the device.

a point of embarrassment and if i had been able to provide all of those records, then i don't think that this would really be the issue that i understand it is for a number of people. it's devastated bird populations around the world, and now it's been confirmed that penguins, for the first time in the sub—antarctic, have tested positive for bird flu. the virus has been discovered in gentoo and king penguins. hundreds of thousands of them live in south georgia, an island teeming with birdlife, as rebecca morelle explains. they come to the islands of south georgia to nest and raise their chicks. gentoo penguins are a vital part of a wildlife haven. but now avian flu has arrived and five gentoos have tested positive. five more cases have been detected in a separate king penguin colony, too. it's the first time this deadly virus has been confirmed in penguins in the sub—antarctic.

south georgia is a spectacular island. there are so many unique concentrations of wildlife, most of which are globally important. so if bird flu were to take ahold and cause very high mortalities across the island, it would would be of conservation concern. scientists think migratory birds — skuas and giant petrels — brought avian flu from south america. but these birds also migrate to antarctica, and the fear is they'll carry the virus to this pristine wilderness and infect more species there. like emperor penguins — already under threat from climate change as the sea ice vanishes. but there are still many unknowns about how the virus will spread. penguins do form colonies and live in very close proximity to each other so that in itself would lend itself to the idea that they might spread the virus rapidly between each other. but we don't know how susceptible penguins are. we know that there have been die—offs in penguins, but we don't know how easily the virus can get into different penguin species.

avian flu has already devastated wild birds around the world, including tens of thousands in the uk. it's crossing over into mammals too. with a virus so widespread, it's been a question of when, not if, it would arrive in the south polar region. so far, it's only had a small impact on the penguins there, but scientists will be monitoring the colonies closely. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the value of the crypto currency, bitcoin, raced to an all—time high today. the new price is above $72,000. earlier this year, us regulators made it easier for investors to trade the currency, which has helped fuel the record breaking run. and now the uk's financial watchdog, says it will loosen, some of the rules. here's joe tidy. for the last two years, lines charting the value of bitcoin have mostly been in one direction. but in the last few weeks, it's all changed. almost hourly now, this virtual currency is hitting new all—time highs.

the reason? well, it's mostly down to this place. injanuary, traders from us investment giants were given the green light by us watchdogs to start selling products linked directly to bitcoin. as a result, they've spent billions buying up coins. further stoking the fire, today uk financial authorities say they too are open to allowing some trading based on crypto assets. some are now wondering just how far this virtual currency can go. some people think that the potential of bitcoin is to replace all other currencies, and there are shops and restaurants like this one in london that accept bitcoin. ijust bought this £7 burger, for example, which was 0.00009 bitcoin. but the way prices are going now, who knows what it will be worth tomorrow? i don't think we are going to see bitcoin becoming a genuine currency. what i think we're seeing it become is a recognised and potentially widely used investment asset. people buying it to save for

the longer term and to benefit from the price rises. bitcoin was created by an anonymous internet user in 2009 to make sending money as easy as sending an e—mail, all without needing any financial institutions. bitcoin transactions are processed by a huge network of volunteers who use computers to check transactions. as a reward, they are automatically given new coins. right now, the demand for those coins seems to be higher than ever, and many bitcoin fans are celebrating their new—found riches. others, though, are wondering with caution which way the notoriously unpredictable line will go next. joe tidy, bbc news. at the oscars it was a night to remember for the big winner, the film oppenheimer, which scooped no fewer than seven awards, including best picture, best director for christopher nolan and best actor for cillian murphy. and while barbie was last year's highest grossing film, it won just a single award,

for best song. katie razzall is live in los angeles. just bring us up to date with the fact that a few people have been knocking back the champagne, probably relaxing now. yes. knocking back the champagne, probably relaxing now. yes, clive, aood probably relaxing now. yes, clive, good evening _ probably relaxing now. yes, clive, good evening from _ probably relaxing now. yes, clive, good evening from hollywood - probably relaxing now. yes, clive, l good evening from hollywood where the red carpet has been packed away and the glad rags put back in the cupboards. but a successful academy awards. when i interviewed christopher nolan last year, he told me he started making movies when he was seven or eight when he borrowed his dad �*s camera. that has paid off 45 years on with oscars. that felt fairly predictable, set in stone for months on a night of very few surprises and a night when the academy wrote the barbie popularity wave with some hot pink entertainment. # i'm just ken # anywhere else i'd be a ten...# ryan gosling and a stage full of kens brought

the oscars' house down. the film only walked away with one actually award, but barbie and this performance stole the show. the question was, how big would rival oppenheimer go? it didn't break records thanks to wins by a quirky frankenstein—esque movie... poor things. ..mainly for british creative talent behind the camera... well, this is crazy. ..and, in the most nail—biting race of the night, for its lead... emma stone. ..and her original, unpredictable performance. my dress is broken. i think it happened during i'mjust ken. an unplanned wardrobe malfunction in a ceremony planned to the hilt, complete with gimmicks — john cena giving out the oscar for best costume without one of his own, the dog from anatomy of a fall watching on. there were serious moments, too. the director of the zone of interest, whose holocaust film in german won best international feature — the first british movie ever to do that — used the podium to call for peace. whether the victims of october 7th

in israel or the ongoing attack on gaza, all the victims of this dehumanization. how do we resist? da'vine joy randolph. but the big awards went mainly as predicted. da'vine joy randolph was always a dead cert for best supporting actress. and now i realise ijust need to be myself. and i thank you. and the oscar goes to... it was oppenheimer�*s night, though. first oscars for robert downeer, as best supporting actor... cillian murphy. ..and for cillian murphy, who completed his sweep of the awards season. i would really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere. and the oscar goes to... christopher nolan, oppenheimer. christopher nolan rewarded, unusually in recent years, for a big budget film people actually went to see. movies are just a little bit over 100 years old. we don't know where this incredible journey is going from here, but to know that you think that i'm

a meaningful part of it means the world to me. thank you very much. even if the best picture announcement by al pacino was a bit abrupt. and i see oppenheimer... oppenheimer triumphed but the most popular film of the year... #just ken!# ..barbie, won for sheer entertainment value. katie razzall, bbc news, los angeles. the oscar for worst wet weather goes to the united kingdom! absolutely. unfortunately this familiar picture for many of us at the moment, even though it hasn't rained today, there is nowhere for that water to go so there are numerous floodwater warnings in force. and with more rain to come its marching into the south and west. this is the week ahead, you can see a good 30 to a0 millimetres

of rain will fall in some areas. the next one is marching in. pretty wet to northern ireland, wales, central and west england, heading towards the south—east, some miserable weather. lots of standing water, nowhere for the rain to go. into eastern areas, chilly here, patchy mist and fog, perhaps frost in the north but it's milder, windier and wetterfor many parts. north but it's milder, windier and wetter for many parts. particularly england and wales, northern ireland initially. it should move out of the way but should give significant rain and flooding issues. rain behind it, and flooding issues. rain behind it, a stronger wind but a milder direction, 12 to 1a tomorrow. still that chilly breeze in the far north of scotland but tomorrow night, this low pressure is moving here, windier weather will result as well as more rain. by wednesday pushing its way southwards, likely to become slow

moving. to the south we see