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 American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .