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.
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
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 .