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.
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .