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.
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
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 .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .