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 human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
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 .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
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 .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
