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.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A Cheryl Fernandez-Versini lookalike has slammed skinny-shamers, after seeing her celebrity doppelganger abused for her tiny frame .
When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .