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.
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .