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.
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
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 .
