A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia. Kayleigh-Emma Shiel, 30, has always dreamed of becoming a mother, but suffers from tokophobia – a fear of childbirth. Her condition means that she is unable to conceive a child of her own as she is too terrified of pregnancy and the associated pain. Believing that adoption was her only chance of becoming a mother, Kayleigh and her fabricator husband Gary, 47, applied to adopt a child in January this year. But the couple, from Elland, West Yorkshire, were rejected partly due to Kayleigh’s unusual phobia.
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .