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Vandals sentenced to more than 4 years for felling England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers previously testified at trial that they had nothing to do with the vandalism, but a ...
'It felt personal': Si King on avoiding Sycamore Gap tree felling site until now
When the Sycamore Gap tree was illegally cut down in September 2023, TV chef and Hairy Biker Si King was among those ...
Great-gran's 200-mile trip to Sycamore Gap case
A great-grandmother who travelled more than 200 miles to see the Sycamore Gap vandals sentenced has said justice was not done ...
Bizarre story of Sycamore Gap duo and moment that 'tipped them over the edge'
Former friends turned enemies, Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, were convicted of criminal damage to the immensely popular ...
Sycamore Gap Tree's 'refusal to die' spared evil duo longer jail sentences.
The Sycamore Gap tree's refusal to die may have spared the "moronic" duo who felled it a far longer spell behind bars. Daniel ...
Sycamore Gap duo told court it was 'just a tree' and 'didn't understand the fuss'
Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, have been jailed for four years and three months after cutting down the iconic ...
Sycamore Gap felling to cost taxpayers almost £1m after 'moronic' duo destroyed landmark tree
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers destroyed the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland National Park, which was made famous in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ...
6. Justice
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, both from Cumbria, are sentenced in a live-streamed hearing at Newcastle Crown Court. Si ...
Damning evidence that led to the arrest of men who chopped down Sycamore Gap tree as they're sentenced to four years in prison
Northumbria Police obtained a host of key evidence which proved Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were responsible for chopping down the Sycamore Gap tree.
Why Sycamore Gap tree fellers' crime was as unique as the iconic Northumberland landmark itself
Sophie Doughty is an award-winning crime reporter for ChronicleLive, the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun and has been a ...
Why was the Sycamore Gap tree cut down and who was responsible?
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have been found guilty of felling the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in September 2023. Located at the Roman-made Hadrian’s Wall for centuries, the tree was a popular ...
2 men who cut down UK’s beloved ‘Robin Hood Tree’ jailed for over 4 years
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to slice through the trunk of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s ...