On the spookiest weekend in the year, Halloween revellers wore the most terrifying costumes to hit bars and clubs tonight.
Many thousands of revellers wore fancy dress to celebrate the occasion.
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Wigan’s streets were jam-packed with drunken boozers in disguise as devils, dark angels, and bloodied nurses.
One reveller even chose to go full 90s when he donned Jim Carrey’s famous fantasy character The Mask.
Brits were treated to heat this weekend in Britain, which seems to have inspired many to dress up and take off their clothes.
One man decided to fishnets with a leotard that was skeleton-themed, while another group joined forces as slain wives.
Some of the most creative costumes in Newcastle were also on display.
Some friends decided to dress up as large orange traffic cones, while others opted for matching grass skirts and garland wreaths.
Leeds and Nottingham were also crowded with people dressed in bizarre and fantastic costumes as witches, wizards, and ghouls descended upon our high streets.
Two brave university students even made the bold choice of wearing bright-coloured speedos and shoulder bags – proving that temperature was not an issue.
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The scenes of joy in the country tonight were starkly different from those in South Korea, which have seen weekend Halloween celebrations end in tragedy.
According to reports, at least 149 people have been killed and 150 injured when revellers gathered up on a narrow street in Seoul.
As field hospitals were set up to treat hundreds of casualties, rescuers were captured trying to free people trapped under dead bodies.
After Saturday night’s Itaewon crush, survivors were also seen sprawled out on the street wrapped in foil blankets.
Amid the horror one man was filmed climbing up a wall to escape the surge as 100,000 revellers celebrating Halloween panicked.
After a large partygoer flooded into it on a downhill street, the horror unfolded.Yonhap News Agencysaid.
“As people in the front fell over, those in the back were crushed,”The news agency was told by a witness in his 20s.
More than 800 emergency responders from across the nation rushed to the Hamilton Hotel to help.
One witness described how the bodies were piled up looking like a pile of rocks. “tomb”.
Police said scores were being given CPR on the streets while many others were taken to nearby hospitals.
Authorities in Seoul say dozens of people collapsed and went into cardiac arrest after being crushed by the huge crowd.
This happened because of claims that an unidentified celebrity was in a nearby pub.
Prime Minister Rishi Sonak was horrified by the crush and said: “Horrific News from Seoul tonight.”
“All our thoughts are with those currently responding and all South Koreans at this very distressing time.”
Emmanuel Macron, French President, made his offer. “heartfelt thoughts” adding: “France is by your side.”
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