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 .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .

THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .

AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .

A curious clownfish peaks through the tentacles of a sea anemone .

ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .