The Crime Agents

Andy & Neil explain how complaints from multiple women were overlooked, and reveal the key missed opportunity that could have protected victims and brought Worboys to justice sooner Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #Worboys #crime #podcastclips

'And then he threw her in the Thames' John Worboys survivor Becki Houlston tells the horrifying story of a different victim who was thrown into a river and left for dead by the black cab rapist Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #Worboys #crime #podcastclips

🚨 New episode alert! How did serial rapist John Worboys evade justice for so long? Survivor Becki Houlston joins Andy & Neil to expose police failures, institutional misogyny and the lasting impact on victims Listen & watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer 🎧 #Worboys #crime #podcastclips

“You don't have to go to court” As detectives investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor now look into allegations of sexual misconduct, Andy & Neil explain why anyone with relevant information should speak to the police Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #PrinceAndrew #breakingnews

🚨 Special episode incoming A major new development in the investigation involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Andy & Neil explain the latest news & break down the sexual misconduct allegations detectives are now examining Watch & listen to The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

🚨 New episode alert! 'It gets quite emotional' Andy & Neil revisit the James Bulger murder, the case that shocked Britain. Joined by @lbc.co.uk’s @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social, they reflect on the trial, media coverage & its lasting impact Listen & watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

‘I’m angry. Really angry' Despite allegations against Mohamed Al-Fayed made while he was alive, police only began investigating after his death. Survivor Cheska Hill-Wood tells Andy & Neil why the delay is infuriating for survivors Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“They have collectively ruined so many women’s lives” Mohamed Al-Fayed died before ever facing justice. Cheska Hill-Wood, a survivor of his abuse, tells Andy & Neil why the police must investigate those who enabled and protected him Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

🚨 New episode alert! Why was Mohamed Al-Fayed protected for so long? Andy & Neil hear from survivor Cheska Hill-Wood about abuse, cover-ups and the powerful people accused of helping him evade scrutiny Listen & watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #harrods #coverup #podcastclips

‘There were underage women at these properties’ Andy presses ex-Royal Protection Officer Scott Hamer on whether it's believable that Andrew’s protection team had no idea about what was happening on Epstein’s island & at his properties Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

🚨 New episode alert! Andy & Neil speak exclusively to former Royal Protection Officer Scott Hamer, who shares some eye-opening insights on Andrew, Epstein, and what close protection officers may have known Listen & watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #PrinceAndrew #Epstein

“You're asking policing to become the Thought Police” Should people be investigated or even convicted just for what they think about doing? Andy & Neil unpack a controversial recommendation from the chair of the inquiry into the Southport attack Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“The red line for your kids is so much higher than for others” Andy & Neil debate whether we should feel sorry for the parents of the Southport killer - or hold them responsible for his actions Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“This is a confession and a half!” Andy admits to Neil that just after the Westminster Bridge attack, he accidentally caused chaos by leaving his bag under the New Scotland Yard sign – triggering a suspicious package scare Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

'It could blow up at any time' Bomb disposal expert Matt Middleditch explains to Andy how his team responded to the 2017 Parsons Green Tube attack — revealing how the partially detonated device was discovered Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #police #counterterror #london

🚨 New episode out tomorrow! Andy & Neil sit down with the head of Counter Terror Policing's bomb squad, Matt Middleditch, to reveal the secret world of counter-terrorism and the toll it takes on officers and their families Listen & watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“You seem to be excusing yourself” Stephen Hurst & Liam Ramsey abused a 15-year-old in their care Andy grills Paul McGrory on why he hired two ex-convicts to care for vulnerable children despite knowing about their violent convictions @lbc.co.uk | @tbij.bsky.social

'What you’ve just told me is incredibly worrying' Andy speaks to campaigner Chris Wild about illegal children’s homes in a joint investigation with @lbc.co.uk and @tbij.bsky.social Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #caresystem #childrenshome #socialcare

🚨 Special episode alert! Inside Britain’s illegal care home crisis. Andy exposes unlicensed children's homes staffed by convicted criminals, and the horrifying case of a 15 year old girl abused by those meant to protect her Listen & watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

'You can’t put those girls at risk' Former detective @neillancaster66.bsky.social tells Andy & Neil about watching serial killer Levi Bellfield trying to talk two schoolgirls into his car - while he was under police surveillance Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

'The phone call comes in: “He’s not there”' Former detective @neillancaster66.bsky.social reveals to Andy & Neil how serial killer Levi Bellfield came terrifyingly close to escaping police clutches Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #LeviBellfield #crime #podcastclips

🚨 New episode alert! How was serial killer Levi Bellfield caught? Andy & Neil speak to one of the detectives who tailed Bellfield in the days before his arrest - and find out how he very nearly slipped through the police's fingers Listen to The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“Children are being sucked into violence” With a surge in under-18s arrested on counter-terror charges, Neil explains how the first terror incident he dealt with involved a 13 year old – and that some kids are radicalised even younger Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“God, these people are awful” Manosphere creators are entering the mainstream - and calls to ban them are getting louder. But does deplatforming actually solve anything? Neil explains why censorship can backfire Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #HSTikkyTokky #LouisTheroux

‘It feels like a proportionate response’ Andy, Neil & mansophere expert Victoria Baines debate whether rising levels of misogyny mean it’s time for the UK to classify it as a hate crime Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #LouisTheroux #documentary #podcastclips

🚨 New episode alert! Andy & Neil take a deep-dive into the manopshere with expert, Victoria Baines to discuss the point at which it crosses into criminality and whether big tech actually cares about clamping down on the issue Listen to The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“Prisoners can make weapons out of anything” After Soham murderer Ian Huntley was killed in prison, Andy & Neil discuss how easy it is for inmates to get their hands on weapons in prison - with former prison governor Vanessa Frake Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

Should the UK bring back the death penalty? After child murderer Ian Huntley was killed in prison, Andy & Neil discuss whether there's public support for the return of capital punishment for some crimes Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #IanHuntley #DeathPenalty #podcastclips

“He was always going to have a target on his back” Andy & Neil are joined by former prison governor Vanessa Frake to unpack prison hierarchy, and hear why Ian Huntley faced a greater risk of attack than other inmates Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #IanHuntley

🚨 New episode alert! Soham killer Ian Huntley died last week after being attacked in prison. Behind bars, there’s a hierarchy - Andy & Neil explain how it works & discuss whether the system is losing control & why violence inside jails is rising Listen to The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

‘I'd be making a very strong political statement’ Andy grills Neil on whether the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) should be banned — a debate heating up amid rising terror threats in the UK Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #IranWar #terrorthreat #podcastclips

'If it’s raised to Critical you'll see a very obvious change' With growing concerns over retaliation from Iran, Andy & Neil reveal what really happens if the UK terror threat level rises to Critical — and the immediate changes you’d see Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“That is an astonishing figure” With 20 Iran-backed terror plots foiled in the UK in 2025 alone, Andy and Neil discuss whether the risk could rise further as Britain becomes more involved in the Iran War Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #Iran #IranWar #Trump

🚨 New episode alert! As the #Iran war with US & Israel escalates, the UK is on high alert Andy & Neil break down terror threat levels & whether Britain is now a target. How serious is the risk — and how are we being protected? Listen to Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #podcastclips

‘Girlfriends would carry drugs in pushchairs’ Neil reveals how gangs dodge police, using girlfriends and prams to move drugs unnoticed. And as members get younger, children are now facing jail time for serious crimes Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #gangs #gangcrime #podcastclips

‘It’s too late by 10 years old' Youth worker Sammy Odoi tells Andy & Neil the shocking news that children being recruited by gangs are getting younger — with primary school kids now the target Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #gangs #gangcrime #podcastclips

"He took the balaclava off - it was like butter wouldn't melt" Andy & Neil reflect on Andy’s interview with a young gang member who's already lost several friends to knife crime & shootings Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #gangs #crime #podcastclips

🚨 New episode alert! Who’s really winning the war on gang violence? Andy speaks to a teenage gang member from the West Midlands, plus he & Neil hear about the radical new units cutting violence in London. Is this the solution? Listen to The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“This would've gone to the very top of the CPS” Andy & Neil reveal who would have known about Andrew's birthday arrest before it happened - and what those conversations would have looked like Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #AndrewMountbattenWindsor #PrinceAndrew #Epstein

“Very senior people will be thinking long and hard before they put pen to paper” Andy & Neil look at the next steps in the police investigation into #AndrewMountbattenWindsor and how long it might take to hear more updates Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #PrinceAndrew #Epstein

“A pillow if they’re lucky and a small toilet" In the wake of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest this morning, Andy & Neil explain what's likely to have happened when he arrived at the police station Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

🚨 New episode alert! “A monumental moment.” Andy & Neil unpack the arrest of #AndrewMountbattenWindsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office — and King Charles’ stark response: “the law must take its course.” Listen to The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“That's the Prince Andrew defence” @iamandyhughes.bsky.social & @lewisgoodall.com from The News Agents break down Peter Mandelson’s explanation for his close ties with Epstein as being in the “national interest" Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #EpsteinFiles

“Their mantra is antiquated and offensive” Andy & @lewisgoodall.com from @newsagents.bsky.social ask why the Royal Family hasn’t done its own investigation into Andrew’s links to Epstein Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #EpsteinFiles #PrinceAndrew #RoyalFamily

🚨 ICYMI: new episode alert! Mandelson, Epstein & Andrew: when policing and power collide Andy and @lewisgoodall.com look at the investigation into Peter Mandelson and discuss whether powerful people are treated differently by the police Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“There are other reasons why insulin could spike" Andy & Neil discuss the conclusion of an expert panel that the babies in former nurse Lucy Letby’s care were victims of ‘bad medical care’ — not murder Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #LucyLetby #LucyLetbymurdertrial #Netflix

'It seems like your gut feeling is she's innocent' Sir Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary at the time of Lucy Letby’s alleged crimes, tells Andy & Neil why he still has questions about the former nurse’s conviction Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #LucyLetby #LucyLetbymurdertrial

🚨 New episode alert! Was Lucy Letby wrongly convicted? As calls for a retrial grow, Andy & Neil explore the doubts around the case and Sir Jeremy Hunt joins to explain his concerns over one of Britain’s most controversial cases Listen to The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“It’s not hard to find if you know where you’re looking” Andy presses the UK's head of Counter Terror Policing AC Laurence Taylor on whether AI tools like Grok are safe, or whether it's time for it to be shut down Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #Grok #ElonMusk #AI

“Of course we don’t want to be arresting them” Andy challenges the UK's head of Counter Terror Policing AC Laurence Taylor over the controversial move to proscribe Palestine Action Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #PalestineAction #Palestine #TheMiddleEast

"They're doing nowhere near enough" Andy sits down with Assistant Commissioner Taylor inside Britain’s counter-terror HQ to ask an important question: should tech giants like #ElonMusk and #MarkZuckerberg face counter-terror laws? Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #Grok #Meta

🚨 New episode alert! Inside Britain’s counter-terror HQ Andy exclusively interviews the UK's Counter-Terrorism Police Chief on the threat from ISIS & whether it's time for tech bosses to be held to account for what happens on their platforms Listen to The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“Oh my god, they don’t know" Andy describes interviewing Stephen Port’s parents on the day he was arrested on suspicion of multiple murders. He explains how he ended up breaking the news that Port had also been a #MasterChef contestant Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

‘Surely this is important evidence?’ Miriam Blythe explains some of the police failures that mean she believes the death of her son, Edward, wasn’t taken seriously because he was gay Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #EdwardCornes #Police #Crime

Are the police still institutionally homophobic? Andy & Neil hear from a grieving mother who feels like her son's death wasn't investigated properly - because he was gay Have lessons been learned or ignored? Listen to The Crime Agents on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #MetPolice #homophobia #grief

“I hope she was a better detective than she was a faithful!” Andy & Neil discuss banished faithful (and former Met detective) Amanda’s missteps, and whether eyebrows should be raised over her former career Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer 🎧 #thetraitors #thetraitorsuk #traitors

'They never would’ve thought he was a cop because he was so stupid' Former #undercover Met officer James Bannon reveals what it was like to infiltrate Millwall’s notorious #football firm in the 1980s — the Millwall Bushwackers Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

🚨 New episode alert! What does it really take to live a double life & infiltrate dangerous worlds? Andy & Neil reveal the brutal reality of undercover policing, with Neil drawing on his vast experience of deploying covert units Listen to The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“Organised crime doesn’t stop” Will the capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro disrupt the UK drugs trade? Returning guest & ex-NCA chief Tony Saggers explains why it's unlikely Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #Trump #Maduro #Venezuela

“I guess anything’s possible” Trump has arrested Nicolas Maduro on drug trafficking charges. Returning guest & drug-smuggling expert Tony Saggers weighs in on the likelihood of the former President being involved with drug cartels Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

🚨 New episode! Is recently captured President Maduro responsible for flooding the UK with cocaine? Andy & Neil discuss whether Trump's operation will have an impact on the drugs trade here in the UK Listen to The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #Trump #Venezuela #Maduro

“You got fired by your own Dad?!” Ever wondered how Andy became a crime journalist? He reveals why being fired by his Dad was the best thing that ever happened to him Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #QnA #fired #journalism

‘Some of the victims were as young as eight’ Neil explains why Andy's @lbc.co.uk exclusive investigation into allegations of child abuse against a former police officer reminds him of the Jimmy Savile case Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #JimmySavile #LBCnews #police

'There are moments when you feel ashamed to be a cop' In the wake of Andy’s exclusive @lbc.co.uk investigation, Neil shares how a few bad apples can affect the reputation and morale of the whole police force Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #MetPolice #Investigation #podcast

🚨 ICYMI: Special episode alert A former Met Police officer is alleged to have been involved in abusing girls as young as 8 - while he was still serving with the force Andy exclusively reveals all in a new investigation with @lbc.co.uk Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

'The only person who was in danger was Caroline Flack’ In light of the new Caroline Flack documentary, Andy & Neil reflect on how her case was handled — and whether police and media scrutiny went too far Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #CarolineFlack #documentary #loveislanduk

“How can one person decide their fate?” Amanda Knox, Oscar Pistorius - several high-profile trials without juries have led to miscarriages of justice in the last few years. Is scrapping juries really the right step for English justice? Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“Why not let it be a free for all?” Andy & reformed shoplifter Cullen Mais break down how shoplifting has spiralled in recent years — with rising aggression, more brazen thefts, and growing risks for staff Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #shoplifting #theft #fivefingerdiscount

“I’m confident I stole over £10 million” @iamandyhughes.bsky.social interviews Cullen Mais, who was once the country's most prolific shoplifter, about his addiction and how he is now working with retailers to catch thieves. Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #police #crime

“You’re being quite harsh” If there’s an emergency, is a 15-minute wait for police acceptable—or dangerously slow? Andy & Neil go head-to-head over response times and what the public should expect Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #police #emergencyservices #emergency

“I didn’t even know this existed” Andy recalls a time when the firearms unit couldn't deploy fast enough—so the 999 responder sent the caller a link to let the control room assess the scene in real time until officers arrived Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #tech #emergency

‘If there's lots of women on the jury you give up on getting a guilty verdict’ Andy exposes a serving Met detective’s view that juries often fail in rape trials — and why, some women on juries, can be less sympathetic to victims Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

‘It just seems completely inhumane’ Jade Blue McCrossen-Nethercott shares how she learned—only days from trial—that her rape case was dropped, delivered in a meeting that felt shockingly clinical for such a sensitive moment Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧

“Wow, this stuff really happens" Lee Lawrence reflects on his first arrest at age 13, and how this experience — plus the wrongful shooting of his mother by an armed officer — shaped his view of the police Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #CherryGroce #Brixton #stopandsearch

“Someone better shut this f***ing kid up” Lee Lawrence remembers the day when he was just 11 and police raided the wrong home — and shot his mother, Cherry Groce, right in front of him Watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #Brixton #riot #CherryGroce