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.
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
