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 diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .
INTIMATELY showcasing personal artefacts from a family's life, this abandoned bungalow has been left to rot for almost a decade .
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 .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .
A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .
For years Jeorgia Woodd, 30, abused her body, having succumbed to a condition known as 'diabulimia' .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .