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.
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
