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.
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .