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.
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .