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.
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
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A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
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The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .