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.
An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .
A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .