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.
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A man has lost an incredible 20st after his addiction to food left him £15k in debt .
HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
Working at a height of 36,000ft, pilots may have the best view in the world .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .