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If you want to understand what’s really happening on Britain’s streets, you need to hear this.
The Crime Agents goes beyond the headlines to uncover the truth behind crime that affects all of us. Why is violence rising? Why is public trust in the police collapsing? And what’s really driving young people to kill each other?
Hosted by two insiders who have spent their lives chasing the answers, this is your front-row seat to the realities of crime today. Neil Basu, the former Head of UK Counter-Terrorism Policing, brings unparalleled experience from the front lines of law enforcement. Andy Hughes, LBC’s Crime Correspondent, has spent two decades exposing the criminal underworld as an award-winning investigative journalist.
Each week, The Crime Agents dives deep into the stories you think you know - from foiled terror plots and unsolved murders, to gang culture, far-right extremism, and the tactics police use to crack the toughest cases. With over 50 years of combined experience, Neil and Andy don’t just report on crime - they’ve lived it.
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- Special episode: rapist Russell Brand gets 10 years · 33 min. · Episode 102Today, convicted rapist Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison. Andy & Neil explain how the judge reached his decision, discuss whether it can be…
- Russell Brand GUILTY: Verdict explained · 25 min. · Episode 101Russell Brand is facing years in prison after being found guilty of raping a woman and sexually assaulting three others. He was acquitted of two counts of rape, and one count of…
- Raoul Moat: How Britain's Biggest Manhunt Unfolded · 50 min. · Episode 100In July 2010, Raoul Moat went on the run after murdering one man, shooting his former partner and blinding a police officer. For six days, one of the biggest manhunts in British…
- Russell Brand on the stand: the trial so far · 21 min. · Episode 99Russell Brand has been on trial for nearly 3 weeks on multiple charges of rape and sexual assault. Brand denies all the charges against him, and this week he gave evidence in his…
- Welcome to The Crime Agents Plus · 1 min. · Episode 98Introducing The Crime Agents Plus: the new subscription offering from The Crime Agents. For £4.99 a month, you can listen to every episode of the podcast ad-free, plus you'll…
- "I solved Tupac's murder" - the detective's story · 41 min. · Episode 96Tupac's killer first admitted his part in the crime years ago. So why did it take so long for him to be convicted? The 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur became the most…
- Are criminal gangs fuelling riots in France? · 23 min. · Episode 95Protests across France have turned into riots in many parts of the country in recent weeks. Thousands of people have been arrested and more unrest is expected this weekend. So…
- The Hatton Garden Heist: how 'one last job' fell apart · 43 min. · Episode 94Easter, 2015. A group of pensioners and grandfathers - which included some of Britain's most notorious and hardened criminals - attempt an audacious heist on the world's most…
- Q&A: Russell Brand...how do police investigate a case like this? · 27 min. · Episode 93How do police investigate a sexual assault reported years - sometimes decades - after it happened? In light of the sexual assault trial involving Russell Brand in which he denies…
- Special Episode: Inside the Kinahan Crime Cartel · 42 min. · Episode 94He was one of the most wanted men in Europe, with a $5 million US bounty on his head, living openly in Dubai for the last decade. Now Daniel Kinahan is in prison, facing a charge…
- Q&A: Putney Pusher ID potential after 9 years, off-duty cops & can prevention stop violence? · 31 min. · Episode 91The ‘Putney Pusher’ case has resurfaced in recent months after an inquest into a suspect's death was opened… but after 9 years, we are still no closer to an ID on the suspect. So…
- Chris Kaba: the shooting that divided Britain · 55 min. · Episode 90In September 2022, a Met firearms officer shot and killed Chris Kaba. What followed divided the country: protests and grief on one side, a mass walkout of armed officers on the…
- Q&A: Why were the RAF Fairford terror suspects bailed? · 25 min. · Episode 89Arrests at an RAF base on suspicion of terrorist offences, then bail. For many people - including President Trump - this didn't add up. Andy and Neil start this Q&A by explaining…
- Tommy Robinson’s donations: Where does the money go? · 43 min. · Episode 88Thousands of people hand Tommy Robinson their money. But very few of them know where it ends up. In this episode, Andy is joined by investigative journalist Matt Shea, who has…
- Q&A: Why is the 'Putney Pusher' case still unsolved? · 30 min. · Episode 87Why has the 'Putney Pusher' proved so difficult to identify? And is this another investigation that will be remembered for police failings? Andy and Neil are asked why, 9 years…
- Special report: Inside London's gang war · 51 min. · Episode 86The recent fatal shooting of an innocent bus driver in Clapham has put London's biggest gang war onto the front pages. In this special report, Andy is given exclusive access to…
- Q&A: would the Suffragettes be labelled 'terrorists' under today's laws? · 25 min. · Episode 85If the Suffragettes were campaigning today, would the law treat them as terrorists? It's a question that goes to the heart of how Britain defines political violence, and Neil…
- Cracking an 'unsolvable' double murder · 50 min. · Episode 84A crime scene with nothing in it. A community that wouldn't talk. A suspect who turned out to be the wrong man. And a seven-year-old girl lying dead beside her father. The…
- Q&A: Were police too soft on masked mobs in Dover & Portsmouth? · 22 min. · Episode 83Why did a few hundred masked men appear to be treated more leniently than protesters from groups such as Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil? Were the police scared of the mobs in…
- Hillsborough: the cover-up that shamed British policing · 59 min. · Episode 82Within hours of 97 Liverpool fans being crushed to death at an FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough, a story was already circulating: that the fans had done it to themselves. Four…
- Q&A: Digital ID mission creep, scrapping the 43 forces & are the CPS friend or foe? · 24 min. · Episode 81When MPs talk about the death threats they face online, are they making a genuine plea for protection or building the case for something bigger? Andy and Neil take on the…
- David Carrick: why did nobody stop the rapist police officer? · 52 min. · Episode 80PC David Carrick was one of the most prolific sex offenders in British history and for nearly two decades, he abused women while carrying a warrant card and a gun. Complaints…
- Q&A: Harry & Meghan's security row, Middlesbrough crash arrests & the Lindsay Clancy trial · 26 min. · Episode 79Prince Harry and Meghan Markle believe their family isn't safe in the UK. So who decides if that's true? And who should pay if the decision is made to give them police…
- Sarah Everard: the murder that broke trust in the police · 52 min. · Episode 78In March 2021, Sarah Everard walked home from a friend's flat in Clapham. She never arrived. Her face went up on lampposts across south London, her name spread across the…
- Q&A: Farage vs Essex Police, the Mushroom Murderer's appeal & London Falling · 26 min. · Episode 77Nigel Farage says Essex Police warned him to stay away from the Clacton by-election count. Essex Police say that never happened. So who's lying? And why are politicians…
- Murders, stabbings, terror plots: are Britain's MPs safe? · 50 min. · Episode 76Three British politicians have been killed in the space of a decade. Jo Cox. David Amess. And now Ann Widdecombe. How has political violence in Britain reached this point? And…
- Q&A: Kinahan in court & how police let Simon Levy kill · 28 min. · Episode 75Daniel Kinahan - allegedly one of the world's most powerful gangsters - arrived at a Dublin court this week under near-unprecedented security. Was that level of protection…
- How police infiltrated Europe’s biggest drug cartels · 43 min. · Episode 74Imagine a phone network built exclusively for criminals. Encrypted. Untraceable. Designed to destroy evidence at the touch of a button. For years, EncroChat gave drug cartels…
- Q&A: PC Andrew Harper's killers, funeral director horror & why cops don't report their own · 29 min. · Episode 73Two of PC Andrew Harper's killers will soon be eligible for early release. They were convicted of manslaughter after dragging a police officer to his death - and under the…
- Mark Duggan: the shooting that sparked nationwide riots · 57 min. · Episode 72When a specialist firearms officer fired the shot that killed Mark Duggan in August 2011, no one could have predicted what would follow. Within days, a community protest in…
- Q&A: Prison early release scheme, domestic abuse & how did Russia find the Skripals? · 30 min. · Episode 71Killers and sex offenders were being lined up for early release later this year - until new PM Andy Burnham paused the scheme. Was that the right call? Can letting people…
- ‘Are you ready to save a life?’ The reality of hostage negotiation · 43 min. · Episode 70You've seen the Hollywood movies - but what is hostage negotiation really like? John Sutherland spent decades as one of the Met Police's most accomplished crisis negotiators. In…
- Q&A: Child terror suspects, Hillsborough Law & how long do police keep fingerprints on record? · 28 min. · Episode 69A 14-year-old boy was recently charged with terrorism offences. Were Andy and Neil surprised? Less than you might think. They explain what's behind the trend in terror suspects…
- The Salisbury Poisonings: the day Putin attacked Britain · 47 min. · Episode 68Many people called it an act of war. The 2018 Salisbury Poisonings remains one of the most infamous criminal cases in British history - and Neil was the man who led the…
- Q&A: Ann Widdecombe, the Flying Squad and should the IRGC be banned? · 24 min. · Episode 67The UK government has finally proscribed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, but what does that actually mean in practice? Andy and Neil break down what labelling the IRGC…
- Special episode: why Counter-Terror Police have taken over Ann Widdecombe investigation · 38 min. · Episode 66Counter-Terrorism Police have confirmed that the killing of Ann Widdecombe was a 'targeted attack'. So how does an investigation like this actually work? Why did it take days for…
- Q&A: Rochdale grooming gang leader & should sex offenders ever get early release? · 29 min. · Episode 65The leader of the Rochdale grooming gang has been freed after just 14 years - and the government says it can't deport him. Andy and Neil dissect how Shabir Ahmed ended up back on…
- Lee Rigby’s murder: The terror attack that launched a far-right movement · 49 min. · Episode 64On 22 May 2013, Fusilier Lee Rigby was murdered in broad daylight on a London street. His killers didn't flee, they waited, bloodied weapons in hand, and spoke to camera. It…
- Q&A: The Palantir block, tipping off MI5 & 24 Hours in Police Custody · 25 min. · Episode 63Should a police commissioner publicly criticise the mayor who holds him to account? Sir Mark Rowley did exactly that after Sadiq Khan blocked the Met from working with Palantir…
- Nottingham Attacks: the failures that let a killer roam free · 41 min. · Episode 62Valdo Calocane was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He'd been arrested and sectioned for violent offences multiple times. He was known to carry knives. And yet on a June…
- Q&A: Andy Burnham’s police protection, Edinburgh machete attack & Peter Murrell's sentence · 20 min. · Episode 61Andy Burnham looks to be on the cusp of becoming the next Prime Minister. In this Q&A episode, Andy and Neil reveal how police work out which politicians need close protection…
- Manchester Arena bombing: the inside story of the terror attack that shook Britain · 50 min. · Episode 60The Manchester Arena bombing was the deadliest terror attack in Britain in a decade. Salman Abedi killed 22 people - including children and teenagers - when he detonated a bomb…
- Q&A: Social media ban, Belfast riots & why don't police believe rape survivors? · 35 min. · Episode 59Hampshire Constabulary — the same force that arrested murder victim Henry Nowak as he lay dying — is now under investigation for dismissing a rape report made by one of its own…
- Britain's most wanted: hunting down fugitives · 44 min. · Episode 58Nearly 60,000 suspects skipped court in England and Wales last year. Thousands still haven't been found. Investigative journalist Matt Shea has spent months tracking down some of…
- Special Episode: Inside the Belfast riots · 41 min. · Episode 57As Belfast burned on Tuesday night, Andy was there. In this special episode, he delivers a full eyewitness report from the riots: the violence, the racism, and the fury that…
- The World Cup’s dark side: hooligans, ICE & terror threats · 35 min. · Episode 56The 2026 World Cup will be the biggest football tournament in history, but it could also be the most dangerous. Andy reveals the shockingly small number of British police…
- Henry Nowak's murder: a policing disaster hijacked by politics · 41 min. · Episode 55Nigel Farage has spent all week trying to weaponise the murder of Henry Nowak for his own political gain. In this episode, Andy & Neil react to the shocking policing which saw…
- Q&A: Police 'Honeytraps' & should parents go to prison for their kids' crimes? · 25 min. · Episode 54Should parents ever be held criminally responsible for the actions of their children? In the wake of the inquiry into the Southport murders, the government is considering whether…
- John Worboys: the true horror of the black cab rapist · 40 min. · Episode 53Over 100 survivors of John Worboys' abuse have now come forward to police; but after the recent TV drama 'Believe Me', that number is still growing, decades after Worboys first…
- Special episode: ‘bombshell’ Andrew revelations explained · 25 min. · Episode 52The police investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is back in the headlines. In this special episode, Andy & Neil react to the latest developments and break down why it's…
