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 panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .