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.
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A former size 30 comfort-eater ditched her husband and lost over 10st after he called her a 'fat cow' .
An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A grandma who lost almost 12 stone after undergoing a gastric bypass has revealed that she now gets chatted up by men half her age .
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A mum-of-two has splashed out £20k on her seven reborn dolls, but refuses to treat her real kids .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .