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 former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .
FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .