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.
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .
This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .