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.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .