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 kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
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 .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .