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.

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake.

A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps'.

A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea.

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine.

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink.

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves.

An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air.

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg.

An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model.

These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world.

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion.

A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia.

A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street.

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico.