Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside. Alone at home, the 24-year-old hid behind drawn curtains and refused to answer the phone. It had been days since she'd ventured out to see her mates and even the sight of a new text had her on edge. For months, Rebecca was a nervous wreck - all because of her ex-boyfriend.
A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .
A woman has revealed how she was left scarred for life after accidentally falling into a bonfire at a friend’s BBQ .
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .