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 diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
