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.
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
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 .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .