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 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A man who was stabbed ten times in a frenzied and random attack has told how, two years on, he is too scared to leave his house without his STAB VEST .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .