— -- Clown mania is expected to be the top dress-up trend this Halloween as costumes continue to fly off the shelves at major retail stores and e-commerce sites. Masks and suits portraying ...

The creepy clown was spotted crouching behind bushes outside homes and walking the streets at night in Speke, Merseyside, though one witness thought it was a "brilliant" outfit ...

Figures show that in just one week the charity was contacted 120 times by kids alarmed by strangers in scary clown costumes. A quarter of calls came from under 11s and over a third from 12 to 15 ...

FANCY dress shops have been warned NOT to sell clown suits to children because of the rise of the “killer clown” craze. Northumbria Police have made the unprecedented move after receivi… ...

A French mayor has banned his citizens from wearing clown fancy dress in public - especially during the Halloween period. Mayor Pierre Dudieuzere, from the town of Vendargues in southern France ...

Fancy dress retailers have seen a surge in demand for clown masks and costumes, but most had no plans to withdraw clown costumes in light of the killer clown craze sweeping the UK.

The 'killer clown' craze has seen police forces in the US and Britain called to a string of incidents where pranksters or criminals dress as clowns and try to scare innocent bystanders. On Tuesday, ...