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 .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .

SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .

This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .

CONTRACT CANCELLED, DO NOT SYNDICATE .

TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .

PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .

PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .