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 DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - EVANDER HOLYFIELD VISITS SICK KIDS: Evander Holyfield in Birmingham children's hospital, where he was giving presents to sick kids .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .