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.
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .
A mother-of-four has revealed how, like the Beckhams, she’s added an outside toilet to her home .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
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 shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .