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.
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .