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.
Louise McManaman, 50, from Liverpool, started seeing Ian Blackburn, 62, in November 2021 .
A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A man has made a SPUD-TACULAR amount of money sending potatoes in the post .
TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .