Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020. After a year, Dugale started spending all of his time at the pub. Then, Megan discovered he’d been cheating. Dugdale’s behaviour worsened and in December 2022, Megan ended things. But then she started receiving anonymous messages from strangers on Facebook, and taxis turned up at her home in the middle of the night. Dugdale claimed the same was happening to him and said he'd report it. Police then visited Megan most nights, with false reports that she’d stabbed a man and killed her kids. Meanwhile, she was receiving hundreds of messages and calls per day, with some threatening to rape and murder her. When the abuse continued to escalate, Megan contacted the police and discovered Dugdale hadn’t opened a case. In the following weeks, social services contacted her, with reports that she was a prostitute, and her friends called, saying they’d been told she’d died. In March 2023, after analysing his phone, police discovered Dugdale was behind everything. In April 2024, he was convicted of two counts of stalking involving fear or violence and perverting the course of justice. He was jailed for three years and nine months at Cambridge Crown Court.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
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Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .