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 survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .
A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .
Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Whether they’re sharing a bath or snuggled up during a nap, a baby and his bulldog buddy make an utterly adorable twosome .
SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .