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.
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
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A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
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DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .