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.
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .