Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has spoken out after being arrested and questioned by police over "joke" tweets he posted about trans people.

The five-time Bafta award winner has disclosed he was taken to a police station near Heathrow Airport - just days before his upcoming trial for alleged criminal damage and harassment without violence offences against a transgender woman.

The Met Police has confirmed the 57 year old was detained on suspicion of inciting violence at around 1pm on Monday "in relation to posts on X".

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Writing in an email to followers of his substack, Mr Linehan today detailed his latest arrest, which he said occurred after he flew into Heathrow on a flight from Arizona.

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