Children 'using make-up to lighten skin to avoid racial bullying'

Children are lightening their skin with make-up to avoid racial bullying, according to a report from the NSPCC.The number of race hate crimes against under-18s rose by more than a fifth between 2015 and last year, new research by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children showed.Some bullied children told their counsellors they had tried to change the colour of their skin by using make-up after being racially abused.