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• 'It's unbelievable': Acid attack victim reveals how donated placenta saved his eye

  After he was squirted in the eye with battery acid, Paul Laskey thought he would lose his eye entirely, until a donated placenta helped save some of his sight.

• New drug offers hope to children with rare form of epilepsy

  Hundreds of children with a rare and severe form of epilepsy are hoping a new drug being rolled out on the NHS may provide a better quality of life.

• Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh found in 'remarkable discovery'

  The tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh has been found for the first time since Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922.

• Odds of asteroid hitting Earth rise again

  The risk of the 2024 YR4 asteroid hitting Earth at the end of 2032 has increased again, according to NASA data.

• DeepSeek accused of giving user data to TikTok owner

  South Korea has accused the Chinese AI company DeepSeek of sharing user data with TikTok's owner, according to the Yonhap news agency.

• Elusive DeepSeek founder spotted in public for first time since company upended AI in the West

  The elusive founder of disruptive Chinese AI company DeepSeek has been spotted attending a Beijing conference, one week after snubbing a global AI summit in Paris.

• Bring back wolves to Scotland to reach net zero, says controversial research

  Reintroducing wolves in the Scottish Highlands could allow native forests to bloom and help reach climate targets, researchers have suggested.

• Gangs 'make millions' from illegal tipping - as beaches covered in builders' rubble and household waste

  On a bright but chilly February morning, around a dozen volunteers gather by the beachfront at Minster, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.

• Meta to build world's longest undersea cable

  Meta is planning to build the world's longest undersea cable, aiming to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions.

• Loophole in messaging apps law 'leaves kids vulnerable to abuse'

  Nearly 39,000 child sex abuse image crimes were recorded last year - with an "unacceptable loophole" in the law leaving children vulnerable on messaging services, says the NSPCC.