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.
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 .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A man has lost an incredible 20st after his addiction to food left him £15k in debt .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .