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.
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .