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 pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .
A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .
An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .
The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .
A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends .