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 THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .