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.
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 .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .