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.
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .