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.
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .