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 woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .
A LUXURY baby cot has hit the shelves with a price tag just shy of 10 MILLION POUNDS .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
AN anorexic woman whose heart stopped after she starved herself to 3st has revealed that ‘dying’ for a minute helped shock her into recovery .
A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .
ONCE A doctor’s surgery, family home and office, an array of medical equipment is scattered throughout this abandoned home .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Vikki Jose, 26 loves nothing more than lavishing gifts on her loved ones at Christmas time .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .