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.
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
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STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
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PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
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WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .