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.
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Magical photos of your baby smiling for the first time are a priceless treasure for many a proud parent .
HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .
A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .
A nine year old girl nearly lost her leg after doctors initially misdiagnosed her bone cancer as a pulled muscle .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A transgender model, who has spent £180k on surgery to become a ‘desirable’ woman, has told of her struggle to find a man who is openly accepting of trans-women .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .