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.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
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 .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .