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.
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .
A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .