Children at Scots primary school were added to a WhatsApp group and told to send explicit photographs.

Police have launched an investigation after primary six pupils at Paradykes Primary in Loanhead, Midlothian , were told "not to let parents know" after being added to the chat.

The pupils targeted in the incident are aged nine or 10.

Midlothian Council said support was being offered to children involved after alerting parents to the incident in an email.

The local authority said the group had not been accessed using council-issued devices given to children at the start of term.

Parents were sent a warning to check their children's phones and remove them from the group after some children were understood to have been added on their personal devices. Article continues below

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