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.
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
