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.
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
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 .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .