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.
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 .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
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 tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .