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.
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .