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.
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A mother-of-four has revealed how, like the Beckhams, she’s added an outside toilet to her home .
WOMB STROKE SURVIVOR AMAZES DOCS BY TAKING FIRST STEPS - A little girl who suffered a catastrophic stroke in the womb which would have killed an adult has stunned the medical world by learning to walk, talk and see .