FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters. The art works entitled 'Houndton Tabby', were designed by illustrator and artist Kim Parkhurst, 39, after she combined her love of drawing and Downton Abbey. 'I've been painting portraits of animals in historical costume for some time,” explains New Yorker Kim. “I've taken some familiar and beloved characters whose demeanour, personality, and appearance seemed to translate to certain breeds of dog or cat. 'I got to thinking about Mr Bates' character and storyline, and Brendan Coyle's facial structure, and how he could look hard but also had the warmest, kindest eyes.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
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 .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
