Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES. For most people, having a shower in the morning is an easy task - but it sends Jackie, 45, into a cold sweat. The part time check out assistant is so petrified of clusters of holes that even the thought of holding a sponge sends a shiver down her spine - and she is forced to flee the shower if she spots any bubbles floating in the plug hole. Jackie from Wallsend, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, suffers from Trypophobia, a fear of holes that leaves her literally pulling her hair out.
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Two sisters from Hampshire who suffered botched nose jobs have spent £19 .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A LUXURY baby cot has hit the shelves with a price tag just shy of 10 MILLION POUNDS .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .