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.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
