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.
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .