A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks. Five-year-old Ellis Stacey developed a one-in-a-million condition that gripped his body, covering his skin in agonising blisters. Within days, the skin on his face, back, arms and legs had peeled off. His devastated parents, Kayleigh Drayton, 25, and aerospace technician Carl Stacey, 26, were warned that he could die within days as the condition ravaged his body.
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .