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 rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .
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Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .
A mum-of-two has splashed out £20k on her seven reborn dolls, but refuses to treat her real kids .
When Kylie Holgate discovered her fiancé was having an affair, her world came crashing down .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .