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.
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .