11 h. ago Nigel Farage urges Trump to use 'diplomacy and trade' to pressure Britain on free speech ahead of appearance in front of US politicians TODAY

The Reform leader and MP is due to say Britain has become an 'authoritarian censorship regime' after the arrest of Irish writer Graham Linehan for posting trans-critical tweets.

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11 h. ago Met chief backs officers over Graham Linehan arrest row, but says they shouldn’t ‘police toxic culture wars’

Both Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting have re-emphasised that police should prioritise street crime following backlash over Graham Linehan’s arrest

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12 h. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan releases audio of trans tweets arrest: 'Holy s**t, I don't believe it'

The Father Ted creator is heard being told to ‘calm down’ by police, as he responds: ‘I won’t calm down’

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13 h. ago Graham Linehan releases audio of his arrest by armed police after being detained over 'anti

Linehan was detained at Heathrow by five armed officers as he returned to Britain from Arizona , and accused of 'inciting violence' in relation to three posts he had made on X while living in the US.

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13 h. ago Elon Musk says UK has become a 'police state' amid backlash over Graham Linehan's trans tweets arrest

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is expected to raise the issue in front of the House Judiciary Committee in Washington

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13 h. ago Graham Linehan arrest storm: Government may need to 'sort out' police priorities, says minister

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport over three tweets about trans issues

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32 h. ago JK Rowling and Elon Musk lead backlash at 'utterly deplorable' arrest of Graham Linehan after Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police for 'anti

The Irish comedy writer, who was travelling on an American Airlines flight from Arizona to London , says he was treated like a 'terrorist' after being detained as soon as he stepped off the plane.

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33 h. ago JK Rowling blasts 'utterly deplorable' arrest of Graham Linehan as she leads huge backlash after Father Ted creator was detained 'like a terrorist' by armed police for 'anti

The Irish comedy writer, who was travelling on an American Airlines flight from Arizona to London , says he was treated like a 'terrorist' after being detained as soon as he stepped off the plane.

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34 h. ago JK Rowling blasts 'utterly deplorable' arrest of Graham Linehan after Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police for 'anti

The Irish comedy writer, who was travelling on an American Airlines flight from Arizona to London , says he was treated like a 'terrorist' after being detained as soon as he stepped off the plane.

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6 d. ago Elon Musk spreading ‘misinformation’ on Dundee girl weapon incident – Swinney

The First Minister condemned the ‘deliberate disinformation’ being spread online after a video appeared to show a girl brandishing weapons.

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6 d. ago Police warning over misinformation after Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson share false claims about knife incident

Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson both shared false claims that the girl was brandishing weapons to defend herself from migrants

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6 d. ago ‘Migrant’ confronted by schoolgirl, 12, wielding axe in Dundee says he came to UK legally and did nothing wrong

Police urge public not to share ‘misinformation’ amplified by Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson

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