Good evening. A wonder drug that can slow Alzheimer’s by 60 per cent could mean the disease is one day treated like asthma or diabetes, experts have said.
Elsewhere, Nataliya Vasilyeva tells the story of the Ukrainian children who broke free from Vladimir Putin’s grasp after thousands were abducted by Russia.
The US drugs company Eli Lilly published final results of trials of donanemab – an infusion that helps the brain clear out sticky amyloid plaques that prevent cells from communicating. As well as postponing a worsening of clinical symptoms, the drug allows patients to continue to perform daily activities for longer, reports Sarah Knapton. The breakthrough has been hailed as a “new era” in the treatment for dementia, but experts warned that currently just two per cent of the 720,000 eligible patients would receive the drug because diagnosis in Britain is so poor.
Russia closed the Kerch Bridge linking occupied Crimea and the mainland on Monday after an explosion ripped through sections of it.
Russian-installed authorities on the peninsula said a couple were killed, and a third person was injured, when two sea drones launched by Ukrainian forces were detonated below the structure.
You can follow the latest news on the war on our live blog. Meanwhile, a former Ukrainian presidential adviser has suggested trading 20 per cent of Ukrainian territory for Nato membership for the rest of the country could be one way to end the war.
Sir Elton John has told jurors in Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial he could not remember meeting an alleged victim of the actor, despite being shown a photograph with him and his husband David Furnish outside a London theatre.
Giving evidence at Southwark Crown Court via videolink from Monaco, Sir Elton said he would not notice “anyone who is on my periphery” when leaving venues – even if it had been the Queen – as it was “always a mad rush” to get through waiting paparazzi to his car.
Politics | Rishi Sunak is a “lame duck” Prime Minister, Conservative voters have said as they threatened to abandon the party at this week’s by-elections. You can follow the latest news from Westminster on our Politics live blog, with the Tories currently on track to lose all three of the contests taking place on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have gone missing from their homes since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Nataliya Vasilyeva has spoken to some who got away.
A Greek seaside resort has been forced to evacuate after a wildfire broke out near Athens amid soaring temperatures across the world. The blaze broke out in Kouvaras, 30 miles southeast of the Greek capital, with television showing footage of smoke billowing from burning vegetation. Find out here whether it is safe to go on holiday during Europe’s Cerberus heatwave.
Jane and Serge: how the Sixties’ coolest couple made the sexiest single of all time
Je t’aime... moi mon plus was so explicit it was banned by the BBC – and cemented Birkin and Gainsbourg’s scandalous status
Russia has halted its participation in the Black Sea grain export deal, sending wheat prices higher. The deal, brokered by the UN and Turkey last July, aimed to alleviate a global food crisis by allowing Ukrainian grain to be safely exported. It comes as Vladimir Putin seized control of Danone and Carlsberg’s shares in Russia.
Media | ‘Achtung!’ Germany gets its own GB News as sex-scandal tabloid editor stages comeback
Beauty | ‘I dyed my hair Ken blond – it’s made me look and feel younger’
Body | Varicose veins have blighted my life – now I’m the owner of two smooth legs
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