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.
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
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 .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .
A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A scorned woman sparked a punch-up in an airport after she caught her copper boyfriend returning from a romantic holiday with a female police officer .