Dame Barbara Windsor has thanked the public from the bottom of her heart as a team of her friends and family hit their £100,000 fundraising target today, two days ahead of the Virgin Money London Marathon.

New analysis from The King’s Fund shows that the proportion of working-age adults approaching local authorities for support has risen by 4 per cent – over 23,000 people – since 2015/16.

Harry Cullen, 63, is running the Virgin Money London Marathon on 28 April for the Dementia Revolution.

A drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia.

A new Care Research & Technology Centre at Imperial College London will use artificial intelligence and robotics to help people with dementia live longer in their own homes.

Actress and Alzheimer’s Society supporter, Lacey Turner, is urging everyone to unite against dementia with their families, friends and colleagues, by baking or buying cupcakes to raise vital funds.