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 little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
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A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .