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 .
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 hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
