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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .