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.
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .