flag is due to go up at nato headquarters. this is live as the countryjoined the alliance. a former conservative party chairman has defected to the populist party reform uk to become their first uk mp. and oppenheimer wins big at the oscars, taking several awards including best picture, best director and best actor. hello i'm the princess of wales has personally apologised for the confusion over the photograph issued by kensington palace on mother's day. 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printers are well's l. we have had i this statement that has been posted on social media. this is from catherine the princess of wales. like many amateur photographers i do occasionally experiment with editing, i wanted to express my apologies for any confusion that the family photograph we shared yesterday because. i hope everybody celebrating had a very happy mother's day. as clear as we could possibly have it. it was catherine. she is a photographer and she normally takes the family photographs that are released. in this case because it was a photograph of her it was prince william who took the photograph. she is saying that she edited. our understanding is that she made some minor adjustments before sharing on social media. that is the explanation that everybody has been wanting an answer to is, how was it that an official kensington palace photograph withdrawn from use by five of the main picture agencies. pa was the latest in the last half an hour because they were concerned about the authenticity of it because it feared that they had been some evidence of photo have the answer to it that catherine didn't take the photograph but made some minor adjustments to it afterwards. perhaps one might say, if you take a family photograph and there are some bits out of place here or there, but this was the photograph officially released and it seems that catherine, princess of wales, had edited it. this is answering some of those questions and it had become a huge embarrassment for the palace as those questions were answered today. let's speak now to the royal photographer and biographer — ian lloyd. what do you make of the line coming out of kensington palace explaining the possible manipulation of this photo which has caused so much controversy over the past 12 hours? hello, i think it is a great thing that they have done that quite swiftly. the afternoon there is a commonwealth service which is far more significant to the royal family than this, so they want to make sure that that is not overshadowed by this. by catherine saying that she has been doing her own photo editing and that it has not worked or whatever it is a very good way to defuse a situation, because the photo itself was supposed to diffuse a situation that she wasn't possibly very well. it is a visual thing that for a time looked like a great idea to put this positive image out there. then then manipulation has backfired. ., ., , there. then then manipulation has backfired. ., , backfired. you say it was quick, but aaencies backfired. you say it was quick, but agencies pulled _ backfired. you say it was quick, but agencies pulled this _ backfired. you say it was quick, but agencies pulled this photo - backfired. you say it was quick, but agencies pulled this photo late - backfired. you say it was quick, but agencies pulled this photo late on | agencies pulled this photo late on sunday night after running it for most of the day. where they perhaps naive not to have seen this coming if there was some digital manipulation which has been accepted now by the princess? should they have got ahead of this quicker to prevent the wild speculation that has spread through social media? it has spread through social media? if they are doing their own in—house photography, which they have done very successfully because they have got very natural images of the children and the family, which our success. that is one thing doing it yourself but you should have to get professionals to look at the image professionally. if you have concerns that somebody�*s sleeve is too long then somebody can sort it out for you. it has always been done, manipulation of images. they have been some instances with catherine. her christmas card last december, people commented that louis's finger wasn't right. someone else said there was an extra leg in the shot. there was one of the queen with the great grandchildren where somebody said that has been made up of several different photographs and photoshop together. they have had these warnings and this time it has come unstuck. the these warnings and this time it has come unstuck.— these warnings and this time it has come unstuck. .. ~ ., come unstuck. the palace know there is hue come unstuck. the palace know there is huge interest _ come unstuck. the palace know there is huge interest in _ come unstuck. the palace know there is huge interest in her— come unstuck. the palace know there is huge interest in her and _ come unstuck. the palace know there is huge interest in her and her- is huge interest in her and her family. this photo comes at a time when there has been a lot of speculation about what kind of surgery she has had. as the palace failed give enough information? the last official photo was released around christmas and she went into hospital and guy knew january there seems to have been a lack of information.— seems to have been a lack of information. , ., , ., information. they thought this would im - 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job. thank you for being with us. with more on this here is nick. job. thank you for being with us. i with more on this here is nick from bbc verify. we with more on this here is nick from bbc veri . ~ ., with more on this here is nick from bbc verify-— with more on this here is nick from bbc veri . ~ . , ., bbc verify. we have been looking at the pictures — bbc verify. we have been looking at the pictures and _ bbc verify. we have been looking at the pictures and trying _ bbc verify. we have been looking at the pictures and trying to _ bbc verify. we have been looking at the pictures and trying to figure - the pictures and trying to figure out what changed and might have been behind it. kensington palace released this picture on sunday night to mark mothers's day in the uk. you know who this is, it is the princess of wales and her children. we are told the picture was taken by the prince of wales, the future king. although that came out yesterday morning, several picture agencies looked it over in the course of the day and decided late last night that they were going to issue these recall notices, telling people not to use them any more because of problems they thought were in the image. this is the explanation that we have had within the last hour from kensington palace. as you can see, it is from catherine herself, saying like amateur photographers she occasion experiments with editing, apologising for the confusion that this has caused. we are told she only made minor tweaks to the picture. it is worth having a look at some of the ones we have identified. this is princess charlotte's sleeve mac sleeve and you can see here there is clearly a bit missing. part of the sleeve is over here where it should not be. that was one of the issues identified. there is this which is the zip on princess catherine's jacket, it is pretty clear that it doesn't line up with the rest of the zip. finally, this one, which is less clear but still they are, this is the princess of wales's hand around one of the princes. it is blurry. they were different issues that had been identified. even before all of this, before we got the explanation from kensington palace this morning, bbc verify had been speaking to experts about what they thought potentially had happened here. they all identified editing as a likely or plausible reason for this. perhaps photo shopping or something like that, which matches with what kensington palace said within the past hour. we have also asked a number of experts about some suggestions online that artificial intelligence might have been involved in this. they all say that there is no evidence of that. there is nothing in this picture that would suggest part intelligence was used. this is the first official image of catherine since undergoing surgery injanuary. there have been a lot of unsubstantiated rumours about what has happened to her health since. the hope that the royal family will have had is that by issuing this they will have put some of those issues to bed. the hope now in that releasing that statement earlier will have been enough to get rid of some of the questions about exactly what went on with this image and some of the issues identified.— with this image and some of the issues identified. let's take you live to brussels, and nato headquarters. sweden's prime minister ulf kristersson is attending a flag—raising ceremony to mark his country joining the alliance. sweden formally applied to join — along with finland — after russia's invasion of ukraine forced the two countries to rethink their national security policies. their accession is the most significant expansion of nato in decades and represents a blow to russian president vladimir putin. sweden has taken its rightful place at nato's table. the ultimate guarantee for freedom and security. all for one and one for all. joining nato is good for sweden. good for stability in the north and good for security of our whole alliance. sweden has long been a partner. now, you are an ally. with all the benefits and responsibilities that this brings. with me is our diplomatic correspondentjames landale how significant is this for sweden and nato? �* u, , how significant is this for sweden and nato? �* u, , ., how significant is this for sweden and nato? �* , ., , and nato? because we have been talkin: and nato? because we have been talking about _ and nato? because we have been talking about this _ and nato? because we have been talking about this for _ and nato? because we have been talking about this for 20 - and nato? because we have been talking about this for 20 months i and nato? because we have been. talking about this for 20 months or so since they applied forjoining z we forget what a big step this is for sweden. for finland, its neutrality was shot ten. it was a function of the cold war and its relationship with the soviet union. sweden's neutrality goes back to the napoleonic wars. it had a bad napoleonic wars. it had a bad napoleonic wars. it had a bad napoleonic war and lost a lot of territory and became very opposed culturally and remained neutral since then. this alliance is hugely significant tactically because of the extra beefing up of nato's northern flank. those three northern states are quite isolated, if there is only a small land gap between a bit of russia and belarus share. if there was a russian invasion, that gap would be sealed off. the baltic states will be unprotected by land. sweden joining states will be unprotected by land. swedenjoining means states will be unprotected by land. sweden joining means that nato can now resupply those baltic states. there is a big swedish island called gotland in the middle of the baltic sea and that will become a nato forward position, that nato can use to resupply the baltics. thirdly, it is a strategic shift for the russians. they now have a lot more nato in the north and they did before. i nato in the north and they did before. ., nato in the north and they did before. . ., ., ~' nato in the north and they did before. . ., ., ,. before. i am looking at that scene now whether _ before. i am looking at that scene now whether flag _ before. i am looking at that scene now whether flag is _ before. i am looking at that scene now whether flag is about - before. i am looking at that scene now whether flag is about to - before. i am looking at that scene now whether flag is about to be i now whether flag is about to be raised. you mentioned russia, jens stoltenberg said that sweden joining nato shows that putin failed in the ukraine war aims. what does he mean? part of russia's more ambition in ukraine was notjust to destroy ukraine was notjust to destroy ukraine and bring it under the russian flag, it was also to put further pressure on nato, russia considers nato to be an offensive organisation not defensive. russia feels threatened by the growth of nato and its existence. it wanted to push back on this idea that nato could expand or, as nato says, it's not us expanding its other countries wishing to join. not us expanding its other countries wishing tojoin. russia hoped that by invading ukraine that would be a disincentive for ukraine and other countriesjoining. it has had the other effects and more countries have joined, other effects and more countries havejoined, namely sweden other effects and more countries have joined, namely sweden and finland. that is whatjens stoltenberg meant by sweden's arrival, becoming the 32nd member is arrival, becoming the 32nd member is a reverse for russian's war aims. the flag now rained z raised for the first time as theyjoin nato. let's look at some other stories making news. the recently—sacked independent inspectors of borders and immigration has called the home office dysfunctional and says it needs complete reform. the home office says david neal was sacked for leaking sensitive information he was told was inaccurate. mr neal said he "paid the price" for speaking out about border security concerns. anyone over the age of a0 is being urged to get a blood pressure check, as the nhs warns there are millions of people who do not realise they have dangerously high levels. high blood pressure puts a strain on the heart and can lead to life—threatening conditions such as heart attacks and strokes. free checks are available at local pharmacies and gp surgeries. and an australian shepherd has been crowned best in show at this year's crufts. three—year—old viking beat 2a,000 dogs from around the world, over the last four days of competition. his handler melanie broke down in tears when he claimed the top honour and joked that �*viking is a clown and actually thinks he s a mountain goat'. you're live with bbc news. palestinians have begun marking ramadan — the islamic month of fasting — while fierce battles continue between israeli forces and hamas fighters in gaza. let's cross live now tojerusalem and join my colleague anna foster. we are at damascus gate here in east jerusalem and it is where people often congregate where ramadan begins and it is an important place for muslims around the world. there was i hope that a humanitarian ceasefire agreement could be supported out by this date for two reasons. one is to get much needed humanitarian aid into gaza. so many people there, the un says that a quarter of the population are facing starvation and imminent famine. things there are increasingly difficult. world leaders say that an immediate humanitarian ceasefire would enable aides to get in at more volume and scale to meet that need. here in eastjerusalem, beyond the walls of the old city, is the al—aqsa mosque. the third holiest mosque in islam. this area often around about this time as the scene of clashes. we saw sums clashes last night as israeli security forces tried to hold back. we saw them with batons drawn trying to hold back some younger palestinians who wanted to pray at al—aqsa. we know that security has been tightened. the israeli government said they would have extra security in this area during ramadan. during gaza is going to be very different. i want to show you these pictures from the eastern coast of gaza, you can see families and children lighting their traditional ramadan lanterns and singing the songs and doing what they can to mark a special and wholly time for them, which comes during war. wholly time for them, which comes during war-— wholly time for them, which comes during war-_ we - wholly time for them, which comes during war._ we put | wholly time for them, which comes i during war._ we put up during war. translation: we put up decorations five _ during war. translation: we put up decorations five or _ during war. translation: we put up decorations five or six _ during war. translation: we put up decorations five or six days _ during war. translation: we put up decorations five or six days before - decorations five or six days before it starts. we used to be able to get cheese and dairy but now we can't even get break are fast with a can of peas or beans because we can't find any. with thanks to god, even with our empty bellies we will faster to satisfy our lord. there is a ship which we have been watching over the weekend which is supposed to inaugurate this maritime aid corridor. it was supposed to leave over the weekend but we are told technical hitches have kept it in port. there are hopes that it can start bringing aid in by sea. as the fighting continues there are concerns that many many palestinians in gaza during this time of ramadan are struggling for the very basics. lee anderson was suspended by the tories last month for refusing to apologise for comments about london's may have been controlled by islamist. reform now has the first mp since it was formed. i islamist. reform now has the first mp since it was formed.— islamist. reform now has the first mp since it was formed. i might not know some — mp since it was formed. i might not know some of _ mp since it was formed. i might not know some of the _ mp since it was formed. i might not know some of the words _ mp since it was formed. i might not know some of the words that - mp since it was formed. i might not | know some of the words that people use in parliament but are know a few short ones. unfortunately, this sometimes leads to me to be labelled as controversial in my opinion is. but my opinions are not controversial they are shared by millions of people up and down the country. it is not controversial to be concerned about illegal immigration. it is not controversial to be concerned about legal migration. it is not controversial to be concerned about the metropolitan police. let's speak to our political correspondent peter saull. there is not that much surprise. lee anderson has been on quite a political germany. he won a seat in an area that always tended to vote labour and so was one of those many seats in the red wall that went from red to blue and put borisjohnson into power. he was named the deputy chairman of the conservative party by rishi sunak last year. he then resigned and was suspended as you say recently over comments to do with and mayor of london, which he again said that he was not going to apologise for. he says his beliefs haven't changed but now he feels that reform is the best fit for him. he says he is going to stand again in ashfield, which is as he puts it, a big gamble. it is an unpredictable constituency and he wants to put himself forward as a champion for those who feel like westminster is a long way away and doesn't represent their views. as a very well established independent grouping. he ran the council in ashfield. you may say if you want to vote for a party thatis say if you want to vote for a party that is a long way from westminster. interesting to note what this does to the conservatives and indeed the prime minister. liberal democrats are saying the prime minister's authorities in tatters having appointed this man as deputy chairman he is effected to reform. reform is picking up votes from the conservatives. they didn't perform well in the recent by—election in rochdale, but this is a big coup for them because he has got a large platform and a lot of supporters. he has a show on tv news and he will continue to make his news known on that. he says his views are not controversial but i think it is fair to say that they are pretty divisive. at one point he suggested people could survive on a meal by spending 30p on it. he then got the moniker of 30p lay on social media. he does speak to a certain set of photos out there in the country. he was saying actually his parents were quite a big influence on him deciding to move to the reform party. a fascinating character, we will wait and see what he actually does now. ., will wait and see what he actually does now. . ., , , , does now. thanks for bringing us up to date. does now. thanks for bringing us up to date- let's _ does now. thanks for bringing us up to date. let's get _ does now. thanks for bringing us up to date. let's get more _ does now. thanks for bringing us up to date. let's get more on - does now. thanks for bringing us up to date. let's get more on our - does now. thanks for bringing us up to date. let's get more on our top l to date. let's get more on our top story. the princess of wales has personally apologised for the confusion about the photo issued on mother's day after several agencies for the photo citing concerns over manipulation. the princess said, like many amateur photographers, i do occasionally experiment with editing. i want to express my apologies for any confusion it caused. let's talk to our correspondence now about this. what you make of the palace response? 50 you make of the palace response? sr many conspiracy theories on social media. this has been a public relations disaster for the royal family. at best it is embarrassing. it has sparked thousands ofjokes and memes about what people saw as bad editing. at worst, it is an issue of trust. do the public trust what the world families telling them i'm showing them? that could be an incredibly serious issue. it could feed into conspiracy theories online about the princess of well's hell. this apology has been put out today. she says she is an amateur photographer and she was experimenting with editing. that is what kensington palace is staying. that is what the princess is saying. today prince william will be at the building behind me for a service about the commonwealth. he will be under more scrutiny than ever. the royal family are under more scrutiny than ever. the royalfamily are in under more scrutiny than ever. the royal family are in the news everyday and not for good reasons. of people in this country questions at what has gone on and this photo was the last thing they needed. it was the last thing they needed. it was put out to reassure people about the princess of wales and her health and in many ways it did the exact opposite. and in many ways it did the exact o- osite. ., ., and in many ways it did the exact o- osite. ., ~' ,, , and in many ways it did the exact ouosite. ., ~' , . and in many ways it did the exact o- osite. ., ,, ,, , . ., opposite. thank you very much for our opposite. thank you very much for your analysis- _ opposite. thank you very much for your analysis. we _ opposite. thank you very much for your analysis. we have _ opposite. thank you very much for your analysis. we have all - opposite. thank you very much for your analysis. we have all the - your analysis. we have all the latest on this story with analysis and that photo and the commentary and that photo and the commentary and that photo and the commentary and that statement from the princess of wales and what the photo agencies have been saying on our website. you can head bay or download the bbc news app. do stay with us on bbc news app. do stay with us on bbc news and we will have all the business stories for you in just a few minutes. hello again. as we go through this week, it will often be cloudy. there will be some sunshine, we'll have some rain and it's going to be windy, but it's getting milder now. today we've got this weather front draped across parts of northern ireland and also western scotland, and that's going to be bringing in some light and patchy rain. there's enough cloud around for some patchy light rain in some eastern areas, but most of us will stay dry but cloudy. hello again. as we go through this week, it will often be cloudy. there will be some sunshine, we'll have some rain and it's going to be windy, but it's getting milder now. today we've got this weather front draped across parts of northern ireland and also western scotland, and that's going to be bringing in some light and patchy rain. there's enough cloud around for some patchy light rain in some eastern areas, but most of us will stay dry but cloudy. the sunniest skies through the afternoon in southwest wales and southwest england with isolated showers and highs up to 12 degrees. through this evening and overnight there'll be some mist forming in the east. the rain will push up into the northern isles and then a new band of rain comes in from the atlantic. that rain will be heavier and it's going to be accompanied by strengthening winds. these are overnight lows. we're not anticipating any issues with frost tonight. so into tomorrow, you can see we've got quite a few weather fronts on this chart. basically, that means that we are looking at a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west and moving eastwards and also northwards, windy through the irish sea and also western scotland and temperatures 6 in the north to 13 as we push down towards the south. now, tuesday into wednesday, we've got this next front sinking south. this is a cold front. it's going to weaken as it pushes out of scotland and northern ireland and into england and wales. and you can see, too, ahead of it there will be a lot of cloud around. behind it, some brighter skies and some showers. but it's going to be windy across the northern half of the country. these black circles represent the strength of the wind gusts with gales possible across the far northwest. temperature wise, 8 in lerwick to 15, possibly 16 somewhere in the southeastern quarter. and then as we head from thursday into friday, the wind is coming up from the southwest and it will be quite windy in southern areas, as you can see, just by looking at those isobars on friday. so look at the effect that's having on the temperature, the milder conditions or the warmer conditions for some pushing to all but the northern isles. but even in the northern isles, temperatures will be higher than they have been. so the outlook then remains unsettled with rain or showers at times. windy at times, but getting milder. progress — but more to do. the uk's boardrooms are getting more ethnically diverse, but still don't represent wider society — according to a major review of the country's top firms. plus — india signs a 100 billion dollar trade agreement with four european countries — but where's the long promised deal with the uk? welcome to world business report. we start here in the uk — where boardrooms are becoming more ethnically diverse — according to a review of the country's top firms. but more needs to be done if the business world is to be representative of wider society. the parker review found 12% of ftse100 bosses are from an ethnic minority — up from 7 in 2022.