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 proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
