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 fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
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 .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
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 .