WASHINGTON (AP) — Students at the U.S. military academies often believe they have to put up with sexist and offensive behavior, a Pentagon report finds, reflecting a culture of disrespect that permeates the schools and their sports teams and fuels reports of sexual harassment and assaults.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Charlotte Green’s debut as the new voice of the classified football results has sadly been overshadowed by a soppy ‘sexism’ spat involving Robbie Fowler.

The revelations came as it emerged politicians had complained to a Lib Dem peer that business minister Jo Swinson (pictured) had dared to get pregnant while in a government post.

The outspoken former Tory minister insisted rudeness was part of the rough and tumble of life in Westminster but running for Parliament was not always compatible with family life.

The Vatican joined with Russia and Iran at the March conference of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in a regressive effort to protect religious traditions that violate the rights of women. (Trishhh / Flickr / Creative …