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.
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
