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.
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .
Bryanna Debinder, 20, from Pennsylvania in the USA, has lost 7 stone in order to impress her idol .
A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .