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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
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 .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .