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.
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
