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.
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This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
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A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
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A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .