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.
Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .