It started with a WhatsApp message.

I came across this story when I was looking at something completely different.

You could see immediately that this was dynamite.

Hidden microphones, tragic body counts, and uncovering bungled police mistakes.

I'm Maeve McClenigan and in the third series of the tip-off, we'll be hearing tragic body counts and uncovering bungled police mistakes.

I'm Maeve McClenigan and in the third series of the tip-off,

we'll be hearing from some world-class journalists as they talk through the twists and turns that led them to break some huge stories.

And I said, all I can tell you is that if it was my son,

I would want people to know that he was more than them.

And I was really stressed and nervous and just remember the heat and feeling like my whole

face was sweating and I was not making a good impression at all.

We've been working hard on the series and can't wait for you to hear it.

We'll be releasing the first episode in just a few weeks' time.

So make sure you're

subscribed on whatever podcast platform you use. And in the meantime, we're delighted to say

the tip-off has been shortlisted for not one but two British podcast awards, best new podcast

and smartest podcast. But that's not all. If you fancy it, you can vote for us in the

listener's choice Award too.

It just takes a second. You just have to go to British Podcastawards.com forward slash vote and type in the tip-off.

We're up against some massive names and would so, so appreciate the support.

But for now, here's a sneak peek at what's coming up in series three.

It was nerve-wracking, but also it was fascinating. And it becomes very, very difficult to

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