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 man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .