Report finds misogyny, racism and bullying at London fire brigade

Nazir Afzal highlighted the high volume of complaints by women in the UK’s biggest fire service. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Incidents of misogyny, racism and bullying have been exposed by an independent report on the culture at the UK’s largest firefighting and rescue organisation.

Female firefighters have been groped, beaten and had their helmets filled with urine, a review of the London fire brigade has found.