6 h. ago Sycamore Gap accused claims he was 'framed on Facebook' for felling iconic tree

Daniel Graham claimed he had been 'framed' for allegedly cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree after said he was named on social media during a police interview after the incident

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6 h. ago Sycamore Gap accused claimed he was framed on Facebook for felling iconic tree, court told

Daniel Graham claimed he had been framed for allegedly cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree after said he was named on social media during a police interview after the incident, a court was told

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7 h. ago Man accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree told police he was ‘stitched up’

Daniel Graham, 39, said he was framed as part of a dispute and did not have the skills to cut down tree, jury hearsA man accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall told police he was being “stitched up” and did not have the skills to do it.A jury at Newcastle crown court heard police interviews with Daniel Graham, 39, in which he also said he had no idea what he was doing on the night the tree was felled, which took place a month earlier. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Jury shown photo of tree wedge ‘kept as trophy’ by suspects

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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14 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: ‘Jeffrey, it’s gone viral’, suspect tells friend after tree chopped down, court hears

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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30 h. ago Watch: Footage ‘shows Sycamore Gap tree being chopped down’ jury told

A video prosecutors say shows the chopping down of the Sycamore Gap tree was played to a jury on Wednesday, 30 April.

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32 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: ‘Jeffrey, it’s gone viral’, defendant remarked after tree chopped down, court told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have appeared for the second day of the trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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34 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Video filmed by defendant shows tree being chopped down, prosecutors tell court

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have appeared for the second day of the trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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35 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial shown video footage of ‘tree being chopped down’

Prosecutors say the video was filmed on the mobile phone of Daniel Graham, who is accused alongside Adam Carruthers of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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36 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Felling of iconic tree could have been ‘catastrophic’ for Hadrian’s Wall

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have appeared for the second day of the trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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37 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Park rangers ‘visibly upset and shocked’, says first police officer to see fallen tree

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have appeared for the second day of the trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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38 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Friends accused of cutting down iconic tree ‘kept wedge as a trophy’

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are today appearing for the second day of evidence at a trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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54 h. ago Friends accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree 'kept a wedge of trunk as a trophy' and exchanged messages 'revelling' in their infamy, court hears

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, from Carlisle, Cumbria, are on trial accused of felling the 19th Century Sycamore Gap tree in an act of 'mindless vandalism'.

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56 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Friends accused of felling iconic tree blame each other, court told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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58 h. ago Two men filmed felling of Sycamore Gap tree during ‘mindless’ act, court hears

Jury shown phone footage with sound of chainsaw and toppling tree taken by pair, who deny criminal damageTwo men filmed themselves using a chainsaw to fell the famous Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in an act of “mindless criminal damage”, a court has heard.Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, embarked on a “moronic mission” to cut down in minutes a tree that had stood for more than 100 years, the prosecutor Richard Wright KC told Newcastle crown court. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Friends filmed themselves chopping down iconic tree in ‘moronic mission’, court told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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60 h. ago Two men felled Sycamore Gap tree in ‘mindless’ criminal act, court told

Pair showed ‘expertise and a determined, deliberate approach’ during their ‘moronic mission’, prosecutor saysTwo men used a chainsaw to deliberately fell the famous Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in an act of “mindless criminal damage”, a court has heard.Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, embarked on a “moronic mission” to cut down in minutes a tree that had stood for more than 100 years, the prosecutor Richard Wright KC told Newcastle crown court. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Two men went on ‘moronic mission’ to fell Sycamore Gap tree in act of 'mindless vandalism’ jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to chop down the Northumberland landmark and filmed their actions, court heard

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61 h. ago Pair accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree filmed themselves on 'moronic mission', court hears

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, from Carlisle, Cumbria, are on trial accused of felling the historic Sycamore Gap tree.

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61 h. ago Two men went on ‘moronic mission’ to fell Sycamore Gap tree, jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to chop down the Northumberland landmark and filmed their ‘mindless vandalism’, a court heard.

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