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.
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
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 .
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' .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .