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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .