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 eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .
A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
A woman who battled aggressive bowel cancer has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with a colostomy bag .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
A mum has warned of the dangers of child eating disorders, after her 10-year-old daughter developed anorexia when school bullies branded her ‘FAT’ .
A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .