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.
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .