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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
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 .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .