The Crime Agents
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Crime, but as you've never heard it before - with Neil Basu and @AndyHughesCrime Listen on @globalplayer every Wednesday 🎧
Joined January 2025
“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? The Crime Agents on @globalplayer 🎧
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Jury trials for offences with sentences of 3 years or less will be scrapped — but will it fix a broken justice system or lead to more miscarriages of justice? Tune in to hear @AndyHughesCrime & Neil give their verdict Listen to The Crime Agents on @globalplayer 🎧
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“Why not let it be a free for all?” @AndyHughesCrime & 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 🎧 #shoplifting
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“I’m confident I stole over £10 million” @AndyHughesCrime 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 🎧 #police
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New episode alert! 🚨 Christmas: for most of us, it’s a time of joy and celebration - but it’s also an opportunity for organised shoplifters. @AndyHughesCrime and Neil reveal why retail crime is hitting record highs and what it’ll take to reclaim Britain’s high streets.
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“You’re being quite harsh” If there’s an emergency, is a 15-minute wait for police acceptable—or dangerously slow? @AndyHughesCrime & Neil go head-to-head over response times and what the public should expect Watch The Crime Agents on @globalplayer 🎧 #emergencyservices
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“I didn’t even know this existed” @AndyHughesCrime 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 The Crime Agents on @globalplayer 🎧
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‘If there's a lot women on the jury you give up on getting a guilty verdict’ @AndyHughesCrime 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 The Crime Agents on @globalplayer 🎧
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‘It just seems completely inhumane’ @jadeblueLDN (@MYH_ldn) 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 The Crime Agents on @globalplayer 🎧 | @AndyHughesCrime
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🚨 New episode alert! Why do less than 3% of reported rapes in the UK lead to conviction? @AndyHughesCrime & Neil break it down — plus survivor @jadeblueLDN shares how she took the CPS to court and fought for justice Listen to The Crime Agents on @globalplayer 🎧
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