Mr Hussain, 45, had claimed that his application to become deputy assistant commissioner was rejected an unprecedented four times, despite it being better than other candidates', due to "unfair treatment in terms of race".

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This might be relevant for an application for a specific device, such as a personal digital assistant, on which the BBC could not justify spending licence fee money.

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