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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .