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 panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .