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.
Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
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 .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .
A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger .
A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .
A woman has been left unable to smile after undergoing emergency surgery to remove infected lip fillers .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
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 .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .