A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics. Declan Bitmead-Ellis, from Carshalton, Surrey, developed the life-threatening condition toxic epidermal necrolysis (TENS) after taking Amoxicillin for a tonsillitis infection. Shortly after taking the tablets in March this year, his entire body developed blisters and he was slipping in and out of consciousness. Doctors warned his terrified parents, Ashleigh Ellis, 28, and Andy Bitmead, 26, that he might not survive the condition, which has a 30% mortality rate.
Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A former size 30 comfort-eater ditched her husband and lost over 10st after he called her a 'fat cow' .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Made up of 40,000 pieces, putting in over 200 hours of work and blunting endless blades, this is the final result for the world’s largest jigsaw, finally finished on Wednesday .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .