A frantic Scottish blogger fears being stranded abroad fo six months after having her passport seized by the authorities.
Kayleigh Fraser, from St Andrews, has been left devastated after British diplomats said they are unable to force the Sri Lankan government to return her documents.
The medical researcher has been living in the country since last year and has been locked in a legal battle with immigration officials on the island for months after they accused her of breaching the terms of her visa. It came after she bravely shared images of a civil uprising on social media.