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.
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
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 .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .