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 .

THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .

ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .

A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .