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 SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .