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.
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
