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.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
