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.
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .