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.
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .