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 rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .