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.
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
