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.
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
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 .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .