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.
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .