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.
After Leigh Hancock, 36, joined Fallon Bramall's boxing gym she owned with her husband, the pair took him under their wing .
A mum who weighed just 8st 1lb at eight months pregnant has battled her eating disorder to give birth to a healthy baby girl .
ONCE A doctor’s surgery, family home and office, an array of medical equipment is scattered throughout this abandoned home .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
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A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .