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.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .