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.
A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .
STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .
A man has lost an incredible 20st after his addiction to food left him £15k in debt .
Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .