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.
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
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 .