42 m. ago Graham Linehan 'smashed phone of trans activist he branded a terrorist and an incel'

Linehan denied harassing a trans activist and damaging a mobile phone in a confrontation at an LGB Alliance conference

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92 m. ago Graham Linehan threw away trans woman's phone after she challenged him over 'vindictive' tweets, court hears: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from Westminster Magistrates' Court where Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan stands trial accused of harassing a transgender woman.

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2 h. ago Graham Linehan arrives at court for trans 'harassment' trial amid airport arrest storm

Linehan denied harassing a trans activist and damaging a mobile phone in a women’s conference confrontation

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2 h. ago Graham Linehan greeted by supporters as he stands trial accused of harassing trans activist: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from Westminster Magistrates' Court where Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan stands trial accused of harassing a transgender woman.

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3 h. ago Father Ted writer Graham Linehan arrives at court for trial accused of harassing trans woman and damaging her phone

The writer, behind television hits such as Father Ted, the IT Crowd and Motherland, arrived at Westminster Magistrates' Court this morning shortly before the doors opened at 9am.

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3 h. ago Graham Linehan arrives at court to face trial accused of harassing trans woman

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has arrived at court to face trial, accused of harassing a transgender woman.

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6 h. ago Graham Linehan faces trial over trans 'harassment' amid airport arrest storm

Linehan denied harassing a trans activist and damaging a mobile phone in a women’s conference confrontation

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10 h. ago Father Ted creator Linehan to face trial over alleged harassment of trans woman

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

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18 h. ago Top cop wants 'common sense' over Father Ted writer gun cops arrest

The Commissioner has called for "greater clarity and common sense" to the law after they faced backlash following Linehan's arrest

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26 h. ago Streeting says hate speech laws are having ‘unintended consequences’ after arrest of Father Ted writer – UK politics live

Health secretary says government needs to balance legislation so police are ‘not just policing tweets’ following detention of Graham Linehan over posts on transgender issuesAt the Downing Street lobby briefing yesterday the PM’s spokesperson was reluctant to comment directly on the arrest of Graham Linehan. But he did say that Keir Starmer thought the police should be focusing on “antisocial behaviour, shoplifting, street crime, as well as reducing serious violent crimes like knife crime and violence against women”. The Daily Telegraph has interepreted that as an attack on the Met.Wes Streeting, the health secretary, was on the media round this morning and in some respects he adopted the same line. Asked about the arrest, he told Times Radio:I think the prime minister and the home secretary have been very clear that with the law and order challenges we’ve got in our country, we want to see people being kept safe by policing streets, not just policing tweets.One thing I would say, be...

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48 h. ago The phone habit damaging your relationships – and how to change it

Phubbing can stir up resentment and even trigger retaliation

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8 d. ago The French film star, the fake Irish aristocrat and the missing €7m

Trial to open in Nice of Thierry Fialek-Birles, accused of an ‘elaborate fraud’ against the actor and director Dany BoonOne of France’s most popular actors will have a starring role in court when a fake Irish aristocrat goes on trial accused of cheating him out of millions of euros.Dany Boon, director and star of Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis (Welcome to the Sticks), France’s biggest box office hit, says an alleged conman, who claimed to be an Oxford-educated maritime lawyer, stole nearly €7m from him as part of an elaborate scam. Continue reading...

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