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.
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .