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 Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .