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.
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .