Coming up, im we will have the draw for rugby leagues challenge cup. One of the champions have reached the last 16. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The idea seems to have been to dampen down growing speculation about the health of the princess of wales and to show her in a happy family snap on mothers day. Instead, today kate has had to admit she edited the picture and has apologised for any confusion. It follows five Picture Agencies withdrawing the image over concerns it had been manipulated in some way. Taken by the prince of wales, it was the First Official picture of the princess since she had Abdominal Surgery injanuary. Kensington palace says it will not be reissuing the original photo. Our royal correspondent is live in windsor. This has created a storm . Yes, it has. This has created a storm . Yes, it has that this has created a storm . Yes, it has. That photograph this has created a storm . Yes, it has. That photograph that this has created a storm . Yes, it has. That photograph that has i this has created a storm . Yes, it has. That photograph that has caused such controversy was taken in the grounds of Windsor Castle by Prince William last week. It was designed to dampen down the speculation. Instead, it has fired it up, with conspiracies raging and palace advisors trying to manage the fallout. ,. ,. ,. ,. , fallout. The photograph that was su osed fallout. The photograph that was summed to fallout. The photograph that was supposed to calm fallout. The photograph that was supposed to calm the fallout. The photograph that was supposed to calm the rumours. Fallout. The photograph that was supposed to calm the rumours about the princesss condition. But it 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 Agency Issued 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 changes to the picture. She said have you got a favourite shot . Photography is a passion for the princess of wales, reflected in some of her public engagement. She has released many of her own pictures of her children with little fuss. But times are different now. The clamour for information on her condition remains intense. And it has fuelled the questions about the photograph. They have misled the public by putting out an image that was manipulated and will fuel speculation and conspiracy about kate and her health. It speculation and conspiracy about kate and her health. Kate and her health. It was the rince of kate and her health. It was the prince of wales kate and her health. It was the prince of wales who kate and her health. It was the prince of wales who took kate and her health. It was the prince of wales who took the l prince of wales who took the photograph last week. Today, alongside queen camilla, he led the royal family at the Common Wealth day service. The royal party was depleted. With neither the king or princess of wales there due to health problems. But the king recorded a video message. I have been deeply recorded a video message. I have been deeply touched recorded a video message. I have been deeply touched by recorded a video message. I have been deeply touched by your recorded a video message. I have| been deeply touched by your good wishes for my health and in return can only continue to serve you to the best of my ability throughout the best of my ability throughout the commonwealth. It the best of my ability throughout the commonwealth. The best of my ability throughout the commonwealth. It has been a challenging the commonwealth. It has been a challenging few the commonwealth. It has been a challenging few weeks the commonwealth. It has been a challenging few weeks for the commonwealth. It has been a challenging few weeks for the the commonwealth. It has been a l challenging few weeks for the royal family, the mood is charged and the Photograph Controversy has fed the debate over whether we can trust what the palace says. The princess of wales is what the palace says. The princess of wales is a of wales is a accomplished photographer. She said she edits photographs and might have been editing family photographs all the time for all we know. At, editing family photographs all the time for all we know. A photograph altered by a time for all we know. A photograph altered by a princess time for all we know. A photograph altered by a princess time for all we know. A photograph altered by a princess her time for all we know. A photograph altered by a princess her team i time for all we know. A photograph | altered by a princess her team say 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. With more on that photo im joined by our social media and disinformation correspondent marianna spring. So where exactly are the problems with the picture . There is no evidence that it was generated using ai. But there are evidence that it has been altered. You saw three different bits, first princess charlottes sleeve. You can see there is a chunk missing. Around her wrist. See there is a chunk missing. Around herwrist. If see there is a chunk missing. Around her wrist. If we move along you can see how the zip on the princess of wales jacket is sort of. It doesnt align in the way that you would expect. And the final thing here is how the hand that is on the edge of prince louis is blurry. This is consistent with the image having been edited. We have analysed the data attached to the image and it suggests that it was edited on two occasions and we havent been able to analyse the original image. The princess has to analyse the original image. The princess has admitted she edited. The palace would have hoped it would dampen the Conspiracy Theories, but it has had the opposite effect. Yes. It has had the opposite effect. Yes, but hiuh it has had the opposite effect. Yes, but high profile it has had the opposite effect. Yes but high profile people edit their photographs and people often spot it, but this happened when there is conversation online about the princess of wales and her health, although we were made aware she wouldnt be making public appearances, people want more details. And others have been spreading extreme Conspiracy Theories without evidence. This is a blue print that we see, there is a vacuum of information and people look for amateurs and theyre unpicking stuff and it is all over the media and there is a frenzy. But there are real people caught up in this. fit there are real people caught up in this. , there are real people caught up in this. ,. , i. The former conservative Party Deputy Chairman lee anderson has defected to reform uk becoming its first mp. Mr anderson had been suspended as a conservative mp after refusing to apologise for claims islamists had control of the london mayor sadiq khan. Mr anderson said 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 who he believes shares his views. Our Political Editor chris mason has the latest. Please welcome lee anderson. 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So reform uk have their first mp. The question now, l theirfirst mp. The question now, what does this mean . There is a weird thing in party politics, the most important people in any democracy are those who are willing to change their vote. And yet here at Westminster A deeply tribal place, defectors are treated as exotic. Lee anderson had set off on a politicaljourney, he was in the middle of a storm of his own making. So it wasnt as Big A Journey as for others. But it matters, because it gives reform momentum and punches a conservative bruise, that they fear reform are snaffling votes that used to go in their direction and making theirfear of defeat to to go in their direction and making their fear of defeat to labour all their fear of defeat to labour all the greater. They will hope, come the greater. They will hope, come the general election, voters might return to the tory fold, aware of that consequence. But others are privately concerned that this represents the crumbling of the coalition that borisjohnson assembled back in 2019. That the tory tent if you like is blowing apart. Chris at westminster, thank you. Police are working to formally identify 3a bodies that theyve removed from a Funeral Directors in hull. It follows reports of concern for care of the deceased. A 46 year old man and a 23 year old woman have been arrested. Danny savage is live in hull for, whats this all about . A celebrant who leading Funeral Services in hull said there are families across the area who are in turmoil. They are people whose relatives have been cared for by this funeral home in months and years gone by and theyre wondering how the relatives were looked after and how they were treated while they were in the care of this business behind me. This is one of three branches of Legacy Funeral homes, they have another one in hull and one 16 miles away in beverly. You can see the Police Vehicles still, there has been up to eight of them here, with officers coming and going, carrying out investigations. They have moved 3a bodies from here to a mortuary, where they are trying to a mortuary, where they are trying to carry out formal identification of who the people are, as they carry out this investigation. They have arrested two people, a 46 year old man and a 23 year old woman on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial, Fraud By False Representation and abuse of position. Both those people are still in custody. A helpline has been set up to give people information. It has received 350 calls since it opened last week. We have talked to some of the families connected to this, none want to go on camera and theyre just anxious and want answers. People just, there are so many Unanswered Questions about what is going on here, people want more information, and want to hear more from the police in due course about where this investigation is going. A 25 year old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in whats said to be the uks 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. Our correspondent sara girvin was in court, this was a very complex case and on a huge scale. It is. Following this morn being admission to that charge of man slaught of a young girl, who is not from the uk, Alexander Mccartney has admitted to 185 charges involving more than 60 victims. The victims are spread across the uk and the world. As far away as america and new zealand. All this came to light backin new zealand. All this came to light back in 2018 when police in scotland contacted police in northern ireland, about the case of a young girl who was befriended by Alexander Mccartney on social media. She sent him a naked photograph and he told her if she didnt do what he asked her if she didnt do what he asked he would post it on line. His home was seized and thousands of images of young girls were found, some clothed, some naked and it was then that the sheer scale of his offending came to light. We heard today in court that he will be sentenced in may and as part of that process the victim impact statements are being gathered. They will set out the effect the actions of Alexander Mccartney have had on all those young women and girls. Thank ou. Our top story this evening. The princess of wales issues an apology after admitting she had edited her mothers day photograph. And coming up a worrying development in the spread of bird f