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.
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A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .
Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Whether they’re sharing a bath or snuggled up during a nap, a baby and his bulldog buddy make an utterly adorable twosome .
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A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .