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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AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .