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.
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 .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .