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.
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .