A bishop in the UK has condemned the modern celebration of Halloween today, suggesting that children should dress up as saints rather than in ghoulish fancy dress costumes.

THE Archbishop of Westminster yesterday faced renewed controversy over his handling of child sex abuse scandals within the Catholic Church, following a claim that he misled the public over the way he dealt with allegations against a priest.

THE leader of the Catholic church in England and Wales was under renewed pressure yesterday after new claims emerged over his handling of allegations of paedophilia against priests.