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 .

A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .

With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .

A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .

DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .

A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .