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.
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .