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.
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .