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 BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .