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.
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .