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.
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .