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.
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .
This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
She is about to start driving and soon will be able to legally buy alcohol and get married, but Poppy Webb-Jones still looks and thinks like a ten-year-old girl .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .