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.
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
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 .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .