Sainsbury’s has apologised after a pair of children’s school trousers were advertised using a ‘racist’ term. The supermarket giant, which owns the clothing brand Tu and catalogue retailer ...

Short trousers certainly became the norm for boys ... The Victorians liked to clothe their children for photographs in Fauntleroy suits or sailor suits. However, before shorts, ordinary lads ...

A parent, who did not want to be named, said they worried about the new policy as their child had additional needs and did not wear trousers as she did not like the sensation of being constricted.