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.
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
When Louise Steen walked down the aisle, she imagined a perfect future with her older hubby – but her life would soon become a living hell .
WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .
AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .
A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .
This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .
In 2021, Anneka Watkinson, now 37, from Lancashire, met Chris, now 40 .