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.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
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 .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .