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.
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .