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.
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .