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.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .