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.
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
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 .