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Friday, 31 March 2023

A report's identified a trend of racist, sexist and homophobic comments within England's fire and rescue services

It's described evidence of bullying, harassment and discrimination among staff since 2018 as "deeply troubling".

Inspectors have found cases went unchallenged or were dismissed as "banter".

They've given 35 recommendations.

Nazir Afzal previously chaired an independent review into the London Fire Brigade.