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.
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .