WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state. Instead of using traffic lights to control the stop and go flow of the cross-roads, attractive women dressed in perfectly crisps and identical outfits dangerously stand along in the middle of the road on a small platform. Displaying riveting focus, they are only allowed to turn counter-clockwise, directing traffic with forceful and halting movements. They have been the subject of photographic study for many years but French photographer Eric Lafforgue, 49, captured these moments during six trips to the Marxist country.
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .