Police Ordered to Reopen Probe Into Handling of Linehan Arrest
Police in the UK have been told to reopen an investigation into a complaint concerning the arrest of Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan, after a watchdog found serious shortcomings in the way the case was handled. The 58-year-old Irish writer was arrested at Heathrow Airport in September 2025 after arriving from Arizona. Officers detained him […]
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Police in the UK have been told to reopen an investigation into a complaint concerning the arrest of Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan, after a watchdog found serious shortcomings in the way the case was handled. The 58-year-old Irish writer was arrested at Heathrow Airport in September 2025 after arriving from Arizona. Officers detained him […]
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- October 15, 2026
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- Abdiwahab Ahmed