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.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .