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.
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 .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
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 .