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.
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
