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 mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .
CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .
FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .
Those with a fear of flying and a ticket to Lukla Airport will want to look away now .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .