A UK primary school was set to stage their Christmas show featuring a scene about refugee children, but cancelled it due to “racist and abusive” messages. Cauldeen Primary School in Inverness has decided to pull its version of Gimme, Gimme, Gimme - a musical written nine years ago - which included a scene telling the story of refugee children caught up in the Syrian conflict. The show had aimed to tell the tale of Santa’s helpers working at the North Pole , with a section of play focusing on children facing difficulty.

However, Highland Council has now confirmed the festive show has been cancelled due to “negative feedback” with some “abusive” and “racist messages”. Police Scotland also said they are looking into a report they received of threatening and abusive online communications.

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