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.
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Pic By HotSpot Media - GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE- In Pic - Ben Walters’ message to West Midlands Police via social media .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
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 .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .