2 w. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan hits out at 'dangerous men' who 'bully women and girls' as he is cleared of harassing trans activist 

Graham Linehan, pictured outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, where he was on trial accused of harassing a trans activist called Sophia Brooks.

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2 w. ago Graham Linehan 'proud to stand up to trans activists' after he's cleared of harassment but guilty of phone damage

Linehan is expected to appeal against his criminal damage conviction, his lawyer told the court

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2 w. ago Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump

Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removedThe BBC has been accused of cowardice by a writer it selected to give its flagship annual lecture, after it removed his remarks about alleged corruption by Donald Trump.With the corporation already threatened with a multibillion-dollar lawsuit by the US president, Rutger Bregman, a Dutch author and historian, said the BBC had removed a “key line” from his address when it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan found not guilty of harassment after row with trans activist

Graham Linehan, pictured outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, where he was on trial accused of harassing a trans activist called Sophia Brooks.

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2 w. ago Graham Linehan: 'Angry and fed up' TV writer cleared of harassing trans activist but guilty of phone damage

Linehan is expected to appeal against his criminal damage conviction, his lawyer told the court

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2 w. ago Father Ted's Graham Linehan wins legal fight after being cleared of harassing trans activist

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been cleared at Westminster Magistrates' Court

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2 w. ago Graham Linehan cleared of harassing trans activist but convicted of damaging phone

Irish comedy writer cleared at Westminster magistrates court of harassing Sophia Brooks on social mediaThe Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been cleared of harassing a transgender activist on social media but found guilty of criminal damage of their mobile phone outside a conference in London last year.The 57-year-old flew in from Arizona to appear at Westminster magistrates court in person on Tuesday, where judgment was delivered by district judge Briony Clarke. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Father Ted’s Graham Linehan cleared of harassing transgender activist

The comedy writer flew into the UK from the US for the judgment

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3 w. ago Graham Linehan falls out with Father Ted's Ardal O'Hanlon in trans row as comedy writer accuses actor of 'smearing' him

The Irish comedy writer, 57, accused the actor, who played Father Dougal McGuire in the Channel 4 comedy, of being 'the latest colleague to smear' him.

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3 w. ago Horror as young father plunges to his death on North Sea oil rig after 'falling from crane'

Lee Hulse, 32, from Torry in Aberdeen, Scotland reportedly fell from a crane on the Valaris 121 jackup drilling rig in the early hours of Friday morning.

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3 w. ago Apprentice jockey in induced coma after falling in race but 'good news' issued by father

Bailey Rogerson, the granddaughter of Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Graeme Rogerson, is in Waikato Hospital’s intensive care unit following an accident at Arawa Park in New Zealand on Sunday

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3 w. ago Ardal O'Hanlon admits he 'feels sorry' for Father Ted creator Graham Linehan and says he's made his gender

Graham was met by armed police when he touched down at Heathrow Airport and was detained on suspicion of inciting violence, but has since said he'll face 'no further police action.'

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3 w. ago Graham Linehan accused of racism after making 'blackface' remark about left

Mr Linehan kicked off a social media race storm after responding to activist Femi Oluwole who posted a video on X of himself rapping about Trump's involvement with Jeffrey Epstein

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