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.
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
