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Thousands of children and young people are losing money on websites which allow them to trade virtual items, gambling experts have warned.

The Gambling Commission's annual report has, for the first time, looked at the problem of so-called "skin betting".

The items won - usually modified guns or knives within a video game known as a skin - can often be sold and turned back into real money.

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Every now and again, an app comes around that sparks huge amounts of controversy. Sarahah is one of those apps, and it’s got parents in the UK and US on their toes merely a month after it made its way to their teenager’s smartphones.

But what is so disconcerting about Sarahah? Well, let us try and explain.

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Schools are warning parents that a new location-sharing feature in Snapchat could put children at risk.

Snap Map lets users share their exact location with people on their "friends" list in real time.

In a letter seen by the BBC, one school said the map raised "serious safeguarding concerns" because children could be tracked on the map.

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Pupils at Framfield Primary School entered the Childnet Film competition by recording their own version of Uckfield’ s Rag n Bone Man’s hit song ‘Human’.

The video showed the children in a Mannequin Challenge style video imitating mannequins and showing powerful images using masks and other props to provide their own message about internet safety.