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.
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .