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 SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .