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.
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Two sisters from Hampshire who suffered botched nose jobs have spent £19 .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A mother-of-three has revealed how her nine-month-old daughter was severely burnt after knocking a scalding bottle warmer over herself at daycare .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .