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.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .