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.
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DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
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A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
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EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .