Casper the lurcher was found on Halloween after being thrown over the gates of an animal Sanctuary in Merseyside. After months of rehabilitation, he has been nursed back to health.

Maher - who was canned by ABC over controversial statements he made about 9/11 - felt that Kelly's apology sufficed after she defended the usage of blackface in Halloween costumes.

MailOnline Travel's Daniel Sanderson took his brood to Cornwall for a 'woolly jumpers, red wine and toasty-fires autumn getaway', with a stay in a Downton Abbey-style old vicarage.

Claudia Winkleman has opened up about the years of torment she has suffered over her daughter Matilda's Halloween costume blaze.

She shared a coronavirus meme of Halloween killer Michael Myers shopping in a grocery store, captioned: 'This mask won't protect you from COVID19, but it'll sure help with social distancing.'

An 11-minute first-half hat-trick from man of the match Mark Cueto set up England for an impressive if expected demolition of Romania's second team at the Otago Stadium.

Martin Johnson immediately turned his attention to next weekend's World Cup showdown with Scotland after England scored 10 tries in a 67-3 rout of Romania.

Follow all the World Cup action as England and Scotland clash at Eden Park in Auckland. It's crunch time for both of these sides as one of them will be leaving the tournament.

England No 8 Ben Morgan is set to see a specialist next week in the latest phase of his recovery from a broken leg. He is now destined to miss England's entire RBS 6 Nations campaign.

England head coach Stuart Lancaster believes the 'fantastic potential' of Henry Slade will drive his challenge for a place in the 2015 rugby World Cup squad.

WORLD OF RUGBY: Brilliance is not enough in these days of forensic professionalism. In another era, Nick Abendanon would have lit up Test rugby, but he no longer fits the mould.

Sarah Vine: The death of Caroline Flack is truly a tragedy. A talented young woman who nevertheless felt so worthless and unloved, so scared and hopeless, she decided to take her own life.

SARAH VINE: We Brexiteers, especially those of us who inhabit urban areas, are used to life in social Siberia. So I think I'll be pretty well equipped to handle it.

SARAH VINE: Elderly people who live on their own have nowhere to go for human contact. And it seems, for some, isolation is far more gruesome than the prospect of catching the virus itself.

SARAH VINE:Anyone who can corral 30 sullen, hormonal horrors into a classroom and get them to sit still, let alone absorb any information, has my utmost respect...

SARAH VINE: Prime Minister or pauper, there can be no difference in value between humans. When Boris Johnson was admitted to a London hospital on Monday the situation changed.

SARAH VINE: We may not be fully conscious of it yet, but lockdown is, in many respects, one giant, unprecedented social experiment. No one has any real idea how it will influence the economy...

SARAH VINE: Sunday was a very sad day for us. The mother of a dear friend passed away in hospital from Covid-19.

With each day that passes, we learn a little bit more about the nature of this ghastly virus. Statistics show that obesity is one of the biggest risk factors for Covid-19.

Fijian cross-code winger Ratu Naulago left his homeland to join the British military as a teenager before earning a one-year contract at Hull after a successful trial back in February.

St Helens have begun the search for a new head coach following confirmation that Justin Holbrook will join Gold Coast Titans at the end of the season.

INTERVIEW BY MIKE KEEGAN: With his chiselled jaw, bulging biceps and St Helens polo shirt, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook looks every inch the rugby league player.

MIKE KEEGAN AT WEMBLEY: Warrington Wolves have won the Challenge Cup after overcoming the odds to defeat favourites St Helens in a competitive final at Wembley Stadium.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTSWRITER: In September 2017, former Leigh Centurions director Andy Mazey, announced that he would be Swinton's new chairman. From then, changes were afoot.

St Helens won the Super League Grand final with a dominant 23-6 victory over Salford Red Devils at Old Trafford on Saturday. Tries from Mark Percival, Zeba Taia and Morgan Knowles sealed an impressive win.

Great Britain's underwhelming tour of the southern hemisphere came to a humiliating end when they were condemned to a 28-10 defeat by Papua New Guinea.

Wane left Wigan after guiding his hometown team to a third Grand Final at the end of the 2018 season and has spent the last year working as high performance coach for the Scottish Rugby Union.

Super League clubs are threatening legal action against Catalan Dragons if there is a significant financial loss at their clubs following the signing of Isreal Folau. 

Super League clubs are set to confront Catalans Dragons officials at a board meeting this morning amid talk of a revolt over the French club's controversial signing of Israel Folau.

Super League clubs have voted to tighten up the rules to prevent further controversial additions to the competition following the Catalans Dragons' signing of Israel Folau.

Clubs on Wednesday voted to give themselves ‘greater authority’ to stop similar contentious moves following outrage at the French side’s move for the former Wallaby. 

Rugby league clubs have been bizarrely prevented from defending their commitment to diversity, following instructions by Super League not to discuss the controversial signing of Israel Folau.

MARTIN SAMUEL CHIEF SPORTSWRITER - Rugby League claims to have an 'enviable track record' when it comes to equality, diversity and inclusion. Except fundamentalist Christians, it seems.

The disgraced cross-code star has already proved the most contentious signing in the competition's 25-year history after joining the Dragons on a one-year deal.

IAN HERBERT AT STADE GILBERT BRUTUS, PERPIGNAN: In the back corridors of this place, they were insisting last night that the storm around him will quickly subside.

IAN HERBERT: It doesn't take a leap of imagination to see why Israel Folau felt he would find sanctuary at Perpignan, in the lee of the Pyrenees. His compatriot and team-mate James Maloney observed that.

Rugby league fans turned out in their numbers as Salford came from 14-2 down to stun Betfred Super League leaders Wigan 18-14 in a dramatic finish at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Leeds Rhinos could face punishment from the Rugby Football League after taking a decision not to travel to their Super League fixture with Catalans Dragons in Spain.

While fixtures in most professional sports in the UK have been postponed because of the crisis, rugby league is yet to follow suit. A meeting of Super League clubs is planned for Monday.

Super League clubs have been warned they must make a seismic U-turn and reunite with the Rugby Football League if they are to survive the coronavirus crisis.

The 41-year-old revealed he is 'not afraid to die' during his efforts to help citizens cope with the ongoing pandemic, but fears that looting will increase in his homeland as the crisis worsens.

Pacquiao, largely considered as one of the greatest boxers of all time, said he already quarantined himself and has used an unapproved rapid testing kit from South Korea.

Johnny Depp takes over as lead vocalist for a cover of David Bowie's classic song Heroes from Hollywood Vampires upcoming album Rise.

James Franco was subpoenaed by Johnny Depp's legal team after he was caught snuggling with Amber Heard on surveillance video taken inside an elevator at her LA apartment building.

The French-American actress, 20, took a short break from filming sci-fi thriller Voyagers as she shared a sweet hug with co-star Colin, 43, in Bucharest, Romania, on Wednesday afternoon.

The 41-year-old actor was spotted in character on set in Times Square, New York City, after he was reportedly subpoenaed by the Edward Scissorhands star

Nicolas Cage told the New York Times Magazine that he's responsible for getting Johnny Depp to focus on acting over music by talking him into doing the audition that made him a star.

The Hollywood Vampires finished album number two in none other than band member Johnny Depp's own studio. Aerosmith's Joe Perry, who does lead and rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals for

Her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, filed a motion against a privacy request she made in their bitter legal battle. And on Friday, Amber Heard stepped out with a pal in Los Angeles.

Johnny Depp looked every inch the A-lister as he attended the photocall for Waiting For The Barbarians at the Deauville American Film Festival on Sunday.