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.
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .