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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It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
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A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
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WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .