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.
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
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 .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
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WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .