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.
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .