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.
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .