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.
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex .
Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .
A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .