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A trial of a dementia drug has shown - for the first time - that the progression of early stage Alzheimer's disease can be slowed down. Also on the programme, women's rights in Afghanistan continue to erode. And, China's former leader Jiang Zemin has died. He was in power during an extraordinary period of growth from the late 1980s. (Photo: BBC)

Speaking to the BBC, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European countries that continue to buy Russian oil of "earning their money in other people's blood". Also in the programme, Britain has signed a deal with Rwanda under which some people seeking asylum in the UK will be sent to Rwanda. And, Elon Musk has launched a hostile take-over bid for Twitter for $43 billion. (Photo: BBC)

Many communities in India's northern Ladakh region are experiencing water shortages because of shrinking glaciers. BBC India team Aamir Peerzada and Neha Sharma went to report on how people in one village, Kumik, have ended up building a new settlement close to a river. It turned out to be an eventful trip. Bodybuilding in the Arab world Bodybuilding is a popular pastime for men throughout the Arab world, but what does it take to achieve the muscle development that bodybuilders strive for, and why do they see it as perfection? Hossam Fazulla of BBC Arabic has been investigating. Young carers in South Korea A 22-year-old Korean man has been sentenced to four years in prison for failing to care for his sick father. His story has started a big debate about what's expected of young people in South Korea, as the BBC's Julie Yoonnyung Lee explains. The Brazilian farmer turning desert into forest BBC Brasil's Joao Fellet loves gardening and planting trees, and one of his heroes is farmer Ernst Gotsch, who has transformed eroded and semi-arid land into new forests. So when his editor asked for positive ideas about environmental conservation, he leapt at the chance to see Ernst Gotsch's work with his own eyes. Highway kidnappings in Nigeria The highway linking the capital Abuja to the city of Kaduna has become notorious for armed kidnappings. The latest took place last weekend. Meanwhile the railway connecting the two cities, which many passengers took as the safe option, has been attacked for the first time. BBC Africa's Chris Ewokor has been following both stories. (Photo: BBC reporters standing next to a stream in Ladakh, northern India. Credit: Aamir Peerzada and Neha Sharma)

In the 1970s the UK tried to reduce its growing prison population. An experimental new punishment was introduced for convicted criminals. It was called Community Service. The scheme was soon copied around the world. Witness History speaks to John Harding, a former Chief Probation Officer, who was in charge of the introduction of Community Service in one of the first pilot schemes. Photo: BBC

FOX News Radio’s SIMON OWEN from London UKRAINE ELECTION PREVIEW: Ukraine could this weekend elect a comedian who plays the Ukrainian President in a TV sitcom... as president in real life. Volodymyr Zelenskiy has no political experience. Will President Trump soon be fielding requests for lethal military aid from a comic? PHOTO: BBC from TV Show Zelenskiy in tshirt

In 1991 a mystery was solved when two English men claimed responsibility for the creation of crop circles. The huge patterns had been appearing on farmland across England for years and had scientists puzzled, with explanations ranging from whirlwinds to UFOs. Despite this admission of guilt, many people still refused to accept this simple explanation. So what is the truth about crop circles? Claire Bowes has been speaking to John Lundberg who knew Doug Bower one of the men who came forward in 1991.Photo: (BBC) 1999 A crop circle made for the BBC TV programme Countryfile.

Underwater archaeologist Peter Campbell suggests getting rid of school books and instead giving students a Rosetta stone, a Roman spear, or moon rock. The most popular exhibits in the British Museum are those that allow people to touch historical artefacts. Interaction with objects allows us to put ourselves in other people's shoes, feel what is real, evaluate narratives, and it captures audience's attention longer than written texts. Photo: BBC

At the mercy of people smugglers, they are transported by night, walking overland and travelling by sea, hiding during the day. These are journeys that are long, costly, and sometimes deadly. Mike Williams follows the journeys of 'Howram', a Kurdish man who fled Saddam Hussein's Iraq, and ‘Hatem', a Syrian, who walked through 14 countries before reaching the UK. Both journeys were long and perilous and the men left countries and families they loved. They speak of the smugglers who transported them from the Middle East and into Europe and the brutalising experiences they went through. We hear from the acclaimed Palestine Syrian musician and composer, Abo Gabi, who fled the besieged Syrian city of Yamouk, first for Beirut in Lebanon, then for Paris. The smugglers, he believes, are the new warlords. He asks what home means when your city has been destroyed and your family and friends have been tortured and killed? Produced by Angela Robson (Image: Hatem, who fled Syria and walked through 14 countries transported by different groups of smugglers. Photo: BBC copyright)

In 1984 Ethiopia suffered one of its worst ever famines. A BBC news report from the area shocked the world - and led to a huge global fundraising campaign. Witness speaks to Dawit Giorgis, who was in charge of Ethiopia's internal relief effort. (Photo: BBC reporter Michael Buerk cradles a starving child in Ethiopia)

In June 1962 three prisoners escaped from the maximum security US jail on the island of Alcatraz. Hear from one of the civilians who was living on the island at the time. Photo: BBC.

The life of the flamboyant pianist and entertainer, Liberace, has just been immortalised in a new US TV movie starring Michael Douglas. For Witness, Vincent Dowd speaks to the film-maker, Tony Palmer, who knew Liberace well. PHOTO: BBC

In January 1887 work began on one of the world's best known landmarks - The Eiffel Tower. Many important Parisians were hugely opposed to it. Some 300 artists rallied in protest calling it "A dizzyingly, ridiculous tower dominating Paris." Undeterred, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel pressed ahead with his vision and eventually his critics became increasingly silent. Photo: BBC>

In the 1990s it became clear that a brain disease could be passed from cows to humans. The British government introduced a ban on beef on the bone. But for some people it was too late, members of their families were already sick. Photo: BBC.

It's 15 years since an extraordinary building was opened in a Spanish industrial city. Designed by the American architect Frank Gehry, it was an immediate success. The museum has helped transform the city that surrounds it. Photo: BBC

In 1978, Martina Navratilova won her first ever Grand Slam championship at Wimbledon.Navratilova's victory followed her dramatic defection from Czechoslovakia and signalled the start of her domination of women's tennis.Martina Navratilova talks to Sporting Witness.PHOTO: BBC

In April 1968 a politician put race at the centre of British politics. Enoch Powell made a speech predicting dire consequences if immigration were to continue. He provoked a huge reaction which left many non-white Britons feeling threatened. Photo: BBC

In 1981, Bob Champion won a fairytale victory in Britain's most famous steeplechase, the Grand National.Two years earlier, Champion had been diagnosed with cancer. He had survived the treatment by dreaming of a National win.Bob Champion recalls the race for Sporting Witness.PHOTO: BBC

Christmas 1984 was a difficult time for British miners who had been on strike for nine months. They had taken industrial action to try to save their coal mines from government closure. Listen to one miner's wife tell how her family made it through the anger and deprivation of that time. Photo: BBC

Fourteen years ago the Soufriere Hills volcano erupted on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. Much of the south of the island was covered with ash and 19 people died. Hear Rose Willock, broadcaster and 'voice of Montserrat' as she remembers the 25 of June 1997. (Photo: BBC)

Harriett Gilbert talks to Toni Morrison about her novel Beloved. Recorded in January 2009. (Photo: BBC)

Vikram Seth joins an audience of World Service listeners to discuss his novel A Suitable Boy. Presented by Harriett Gilbert. Recorded May 2005. (Photo: BBC)