Conspiracies, orjust fuelling them the first pictures of the princess of wales since her surgery, out shopping at the weekend with her husband at windsorfarm shop. It seems her recovery is going well but still the rumours persist. Spin around that one. Got it. The safety of a selfie royal photos have been a tricky issue recently. Today Prince William was in sheffield, trying to shift the focus onto the more serious side of public duty. You think a lot of people think, give people a house and its fixed . Its not been taken care of very well outdoors. He met supporters of homewards, his project to end homelessness in six areas of the uk. How are you . Nice to meet you. He is one of the most famous people on the planet, and a lot of people might say, surely a prince wont care about an issue like homelessness, or a lack of access to housing, because he may not have directly experienced that. But i somewhat feel that is even more impressive about it, not having that direct experience but still understanding that so many people are suffering. There was also chat about the challenges faced by young families, an area the princess of wales has worked on, something her husband mentioned. Containing all the speculation is impossible for the team around the prince and princess of wales. The footage from the farm shop will dampen some of the more outlandish theories, but things will not feel anything like normal again until the princess of wales returns to the routine of royal duty after easter. The rumours and gossip were off the agenda today, replaced perhaps by a sense of relief. That a regular royal engagement went off smoothly amidst speculation that wont quite go away. Daniella relph, bbc news, sheffield. Lets speak to Stephen Bates now hes a former Royal Correspondent for the guardian, and author of the book royal inc britian� s best known brand. Good to talk to you, thanks for joining us. So what do you make of this . A lot of people are saying, look, ultimately this hasnt been handled very well by The Royal Familys press, pr people. I handled very well by The Royal Familys press, pr people. I guess ou could familys press, pr people. I guess you could say familys press, pr people. I guess you could say that, familys press, pr people. I guess you could say that, almost familys press, pr people. I guess| you could say that, almost anything that happens to The Royal Family has bear traps attached to it. The original problem of this likely manipulated photograph of princess catherine and her children struck me at the time and since as a pretty minor problem. All royals throughout the centuries have manipulated their public images, and this was a pretty minor example of that. But of course, in the age of social media, it set all sorts of hairs running. And the absence of the princess for the last 2 3 months has allowed a lot of speculation to come to the surface. So its been good shes been seeking out and about, and im sure that the palace wont object to the fact of her and Prince William being photographed at a farm shop. But given all the speculation and the fact that there is a vacuum in terms of what the princess was doing from christmas till now, why do you think the palace decided to release a photo that had been clearly doctored then killed by five of the big News Organisations is like ultimately that is a mistake, surely . Ultimately that is a mistake, surel . , ~ � , ultimately that is a mistake, surel . , ~ � ,. , surely . Yes, i think its a mistake, but i think surely . Yes, i think its a mistake, but i think it surely . Yes, i think its a mistake, but i think it was surely . Yes, i think its a mistake, but i think it was a surely . Yes, i think its a mistake, but i think it was a pretty surely . 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Its all an interesting debate to be had, and im sure many people up and down the country are having it up and in their homes and offices. Thank you. Key to the whole discussion thats being had. Earlier, i spoke to our disinformation and social media correspondent marianna spring. Anyone who uses social media im sure probably has encountered the frenzy thats been unfolding around the princess of wales. Some of its genuine questions people pointing out a real edited photograph but some of it is extreme Conspiracy Theories and disinformation. And actually, over the last 2a hours, its sort of been a perfect example of that. So this footage was released, it was shared by tmz and the sun newspaper, and it showed kate out shopping with Prince William. But social media went into overdrive immediately. What were they saying on social media about it . Well, some of the users were suggesting this was actually a body double, that it wasnt really kate, that it was someone who impersonates her, who was playing that role. This was false but nonetheless, it was the first thing that appeared on My Tiktok Feed and my feed on x this morning meaning that the algorithm, the Computer Generated systems were recommending it, pushing it to me. And i looked at some of the most viral videos, i found there were more than 12 million views on this specific Conspiracy Theory on x, and more than 11 million views around this specific Conspiracy Theory on tiktok thats according to their own data, and thats probably pretty generous underestimate, thats just looking at the most viral content. I tracked down some of the of users as well they are based all over the world, from germany to australia, the us and here in the uk too. And all of them said to me, well, i can post what i want, and i just want to put theories out there and see what people think. Theyre getting lots of likes, views, and followers out of this. I asked the social Media Companies about this tiktok said to me, according to their guidelines, the social media site doesnt allow misleading or false content that may cause significant harm to individuals or society, regardless of intent. And x didnt respond to my request for comment, but they do say in their guidelines that defending and respecting the users voice is one of their key values. Lets turn our focus on the middle east and the latest warning about the humanitation situation in gaza. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, has said that the entire population of gaza is in need of humanitarian assistance and is suffering from severe levels of acute food insecurity. Its a stark assessment of the ongoing crisis in the territory as American Pressure On Israel grows. Mr blinken has urged israel to prioritise the delivery of supplies into gaza. In a moment, we will talk to our correspondents in jerusalem and washington. But first, lets take a listen to some of what mr blinken said. According to the most respected measure of these things, 100 of the population in gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. Thats the first time an entire population has been so classified. We also see again, according to, in this case, the united nations, 100 the totality of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance. That was the stark warning from the us secretary of state. But Benjamin Netyanyahu has said theres no way to destroy hamas in rafah, other than by a ground incursion. All this, as talks continue in qatar in a bid to secure a ceasefire deal. Lets hear some of what israels Prime Minister said earlier today. Translation we of course share in this desire to allow an orderly exit of population, and provide aid to the civilian population. Weve been doing this since the beginning of the war. But i made it clear to the president in the clearest way that we are determined to complete the elimination of these battalions in rafah and theres no way to do it other than the ground invasion. Earlier i got the reaction from our middle east correspondent mark lowen and our north america correspondent gary odonoghoue. Well, israel has consistently claimed that it is hamas that has been disrupting aid efforts on the ground in gaza, and has also suggested that the un has failed to distribute much needed aid. But really, all the reports we get from the ground in gaza and all the indications are, of course, that israel has consistently limited Aid Deliveries by restricting Access Points for Truck Deliveries into gaza, and slowing down those few trucks that are getting in with cumbersome checks and turning them around en route. I just went to a briefing with the head of the un Palestinian Refugee mission, unwra who said to me, you know, usually with famine for example, in somalia it has been a result of Climate Change, failed policies and conflict. But now, there is an entirely kind of manmade, created famine in the space ofjust a few months. And the un had been warning about looming hunger it has indeed happened, and if it is officially declared at the end of the end of may, then those warnings will have come true, the gazans are basically starving to death. Mark, thank you. Lets cross live now and speak to gary odonoghue, who is in washington for us. And those words from anthony blinken, gary, strongly worded it feels like the words coming from washington towards israel are getting stronger and stronger. But how far do you think america is potentially willing to go . Well, youre right. I mean, the words getting stronger in all sorts of areas, not just on the question of the humanitarian aid, but also on the question of any incursion into rafah. The americans made it very clear they think thats a very bad idea, simply because the number of civilians in an urban area, they believe that only ends one way, and thats with a great deal of bloodshed. Thats why theyve urged israel to send a delegation here next week to discuss those plans. Were expecting that at the beginning of next week, perhaps. One thing i would say that the americans have stopped short of agreeing with is an assessment by one of the officials from the un who said that israel may may be using hunger as a weapon of war. Gary odonoghue and mark lowen, from jerusalem. A man has become the first person to be found guilty of the new offence of Cyber Flashing in england and wales. Nicholas hawkes, from essex, was sentenced to more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to sending unsolicited, explicit photos to a 15 Year Old Girl and a woman. Sanchia berg reports. Its happened to many thousands of women and girls. Without warning, a photo appears on their phone or their computer. Explicit, shocking, and unwanted. Cyber flashing, and these other forms of Online Violence against women and girls, has significant and profound impacts to women and girls sense of safety and well being, sense of being able to operate in the online world. Seven weeks ago, sending images like those became a criminal offence and today at southend crown court, the first person was jailed for Cyber Flashing. Nicholas hawkes admitted sending pictures of his genitals to a teenage girl and a woman in her 60s. The court heard he suffered from extreme Poster Medic Stress Disorder after being kidnapped and tortured some years ago. Posttraumatic stress disorder. His barrister said he got no sexual gratification from sending those images. The judge did not accept that. The lord chancellor, alex chalk kc, said. Many hope this conviction will give victims renewed confidence. It is so important that the state shows women and girls that theyre on their side, that violence against women and girls is not acceptable, and will not be tolerated. So called lower level offences like Cyber Flashing actually result in Prison Sentences for men who seek to dominate and force themselves in public space on women by sending them indecent images. Its not acceptable. This prosecution was straightforward, as Nicholas Hawkes pleaded guilty but campaigners warned future cases might be more difficult as, according to the law, prosecutors need to show those sending the images intended to cause alarm or distress, or gain sexual gratification. Still to come on The World Today. 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Thats us dipping into Rachel Reeves. Investment decisions. Thats us| dipping into Rachel Reeves. She investment decisions. Thats us dipping into Rachel Reeves. She has underlined during this speech the difficult balance that labour could potentially have to make, in terms of impossible trade offs is how she put it when she was interviewed by the bbc� s economic secular faisal islam earlier. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent pete saull. What trade offs are labour potentially talk about . You what tradeoffs are labour potentially talk about . You heard a little bit of a potentially talk about . You heard a little bit of a snippet potentially talk about . You heard a little bit of a snippet there of potentially talk about . You heard a little bit of a snippet there of a little bit of a snippet there of a speech