American film director Tim Burton has lent his support to Diabetes UK's Dress Diabolical campaign, which calls on people to dress up for Halloween on Friday 30 October to raise funds for the charity.

Burton, who's directed Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Edward Scissorhands, said 'The strange picture of ghosts, goblins, pirates and vampires walking the streets of the UK appeals to me on many levels. That it's to raise money for a good cause is even better. I hope everyone gets creative, and that Dress Diabolical is a big success, raising plenty of money for Diabetes UK'.