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.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .