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 hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
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A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .