A high street fashion chain has apologised after its website featured a black child model wearing a "coolest monkey in the jungle" hoodie.

H&M faced criticism online from people accusing it of being "inappropriate", "disgusting" and "negligent".

The image of the model wearing the green monkey sweater has been removed from its website, while two others featuring different designs in the same category and modelled by white children remain.

One bears the words "Mangrove jungle" or "Official survival expert", while the other has outlines of various animals including giraffes and tigers.

Referring to the green top, Labour MP Kate Osamor tweeted: "I was totally shocked, dismayed to say the very least to find this online imagine. @hm do you think this imagery is an appropriate representation of a young black boy?"