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  Police Scotland 'tried to suppress' sexism claims By Katie Hunter BBC Scotland reporter Published 6 hours ago image caption Rhona Malone was a police firearms officer A former firearms officer, who claims she was discriminated against because she was a woman, says Police Scotland tried to suppress what happened to her. Rhona Malone was told that two female officers should not be deployed together when there were men on duty. She is taking legal action, claiming sex discrimination and victimisation. Police Scotland said the case was due to be heard by an employment tribunal and it was the "appropriate forum" to discuss the matter. Ms Malone, 44, from West Lothian, joined the police in 2009. Seven years later she successfully applied to become a firearms officer. That meant passing the same tests and meeting the same standards as her male colleagues. image caption Ms Malone told the BBC the police tried to suppress her claims Ms Malone told the BBC she wanted to push

  POLITICS Lawan reveals how government officials connive with banks to divert funds Published   on   November 19, 2020 By   Samson Atekojo Usman Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, Thursday, accused banks of aiding government agencies in funds diversion, saying officials of government couldn’t do that without their compromise. Speaking when the leadership of the Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria (CIFIPN) paid him a visit in Abuja, Lawan expressed disappointment that government funds appropriated yearly by the National Assembly to agencies of government were diverted. He called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and other anti-graft agencies to go after looters of government funds including private organisations that indulge in funds diversion. He lamented that revenue generating agencies of government were deep-necked in corruption having not remit what they generate into government coffers, a situation, he posited, woul

Defence funding boost 'extends British influence', says PM Published 3 hours ago media caption Boris Johnson: Defence spending a boost for "safety of the British people" A "once-in-a-generation modernisation" of the armed forces is required to extend British influence and protect the public, Boris Johnson has said. The prime minister told MPs a new four-year funding deal would protect "hundreds of thousands" of jobs and create 40,000 new roles. "I have decided that the era of cutting our defence budget must end, and it ends now," he said. Labour welcomed more defence spending but asked how it would be funded. Outlining the new package in the Commons, the PM - speaking over video link  as he is self-isolating  - said the benefits "will go far beyond our armed forces". Mr Johnson described the increase in defence spending as being worth £16.5bn in new money over four years. However economist Ben Zaranko, from the Institute of Fisc