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.
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .