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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
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 .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
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With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
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A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
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