While most Brits look forward to long hot summer days, a mum-of-six will be staying in the shade - as she is allergic to the sun. Laura Martindale, 26, suffers from a severe allergic reaction called Actinic Prurigo, which causes her skin to burn and break out in a rash when exposed to UVA and UVB light. At home, the full-time mum keeps the curtains and blinds closed during the day, and when she steps outside, she is forced to wear long sleeved tops and gloves, as well as high factor 50 suncream.
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
WOMB STROKE SURVIVOR AMAZES DOCS BY TAKING FIRST STEPS - A little girl who suffered a catastrophic stroke in the womb which would have killed an adult has stunned the medical world by learning to walk, talk and see .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
If you're ever struggling to find a use for your old VHS tapes you might want to take a tip from this innovative artist .
A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .