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Female firefighter wins sex harassment tribunal after her male colleagues insisted on taking the 'scenic route' in their fire engine so they could ogle women on a night out

A female firefighter has won a sex harassment case after her male colleagues insisted on taking the 'scenic route' in their fire engine so they could stare at women on a night out.

Julie Wilkinson, the only woman on her team, told an employment tribunal the male firefighters would take a diversion to ogle at passing women and discuss whether they would have sex with them.

Ms Wilkinson - a 14-year veteran of the brigade - said she was 'forced' to ride along on these trips, which she said was known at the ''f****y run' at Cleveland Fire Brigade in Stockton-on-Tees.