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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
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 .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .