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 woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .
HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .
Aged 27, I was swept off my feet by my gorgeous husband, Lee, now 42 .
FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .
A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .