{"podcast":{"title":"The Crime Agents","slug":"the-crime-agents-7367970","podcast_index_feed_id":7367970,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/global-tca/","website_url":"https://global-tca.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/72ac0c51-d4f1-40bc-bdef-80988560f979/PihRZsxC5k7HbwEdx9G7R_96.jpeg","author":"Global","episode_count":101,"summary":"If you want to understand what’s really happening on Britain’s streets, you need to hear this. The Crime Agents, the new podcast from the makers of The News 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. The Crime Agents is a Global production, available every Monday and Thursday on Global Player…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T04:20:33.760414+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crime-agents-7367970"},"episode":{"title":"Manchester Arena bombing: the inside story of the terror attack that shook Britain","slug":"manchester-arena-bombing-the-inside-story-of-the-terror-attack-that-shook-britain","published_at":"2026-06-22T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crime-agents-7367970/manchester-arena-bombing-the-inside-story-of-the-terror-attack-that-shook-britain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crime-agents-7367970","url":"https://global-tca.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/af380a1f-456f-4fe8-a476-0d0cb30fb785.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=1366922d-44a9-4066-80a4-91e9297898df&aw_0_1st.episodeid=af380a1f-456f-4fe8-a476-0d0cb30fb785","summary":"The 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 at an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017. But how was he able to do it? And how was his brother finally brought to justice years later? Neil was a senior counter-terrorism figure at the time. He reveals how the security services responded, where the intelligence failures were, and the painstaking effort to prosecute Hashem Abedi for his role in the plot. Andy had spent months in Manchester before the attack, investigating a different terror cell, and explains how so many members of a community on one Moss Side estate became radicalised by ISIS. Plus, they both explain how the tragedy led to Martyn's Law, and whether what we learned from this attack is enough to prevent the next one. Follow us on social media: @thecrimeagents The Crime Agents is a Global production, available every Monday and Thursday on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode.","meta_description":"The Manchester Arena bombing was the deadliest terror attack in Britain in a decade. Salman Abedi killed 22 people - including children and teenagers - wh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3022,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-crime-agents-7367970/episodes/manchester-arena-bombing-the-inside-story-of-the-terror-attack-that-shook-britain/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crime-agents-7367970/manchester-arena-bombing-the-inside-story-of-the-terror-attack-that-shook-britain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}