People who work in the NHS, the BBC and police forces have raised "serious concerns" about the way they are treated, a lawyer has said.An independent culture review of London Fire Brigade (LFB), led by Nazir Afzal - a former chief crown prosecutor for the North West, found "dangerous levels of ingrained prejudice against women", while colleagues from minority backgrounds are "frequently the target of racist abuse".

People who work in the NHS, the BBC and police forces have raised "serious concerns" about the way they are treated, a lawyer has said.An independent culture review of London Fire Brigade (LFB), led by Nazir Afzal - a former chief crown prosecutor for the North West, found "dangerous levels of ingrained prejudice against women", while colleagues from minority backgrounds are "frequently the target of racist abuse".