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.
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .