17 h. ago The damning evidence that convicted 'moronic' Sycamore Gap tree duo: Arrogant pair thought they'd got away with tree felling that shocked the world.... but left vital clues

Detective Inspector Calum Meikle revealed officers were 'tipped off' about Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, involvement and seized their phones.

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18 h. ago Mirror Daily Digest: Real reason Sycamore Gap was felled to major TV licence overhaul

In this Tuesday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from the real reason two vandals chopped down the Sycamore Gap to a major BBC TV licence overhaul

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18 h. ago Sycamore Gap tree feller finally admits the reason he cut down famous tree as pair jailed

The pair have been jailed for four years and three months

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19 h. ago Men who felled Sycamore Gap on 'moronic mission' dubbed 'humanity at its worst'

A court heard how Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, went on a 'moronic mission' to cut down the iconic tree at Sycamore Gap before filming its destruction

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19 h. ago Pair who felled Sycamore Gap tree jailed for over four years

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were convicted of criminal damage to the much-loved tree.

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20 h. ago Sycamore Gap vandals reveal reason they chopped down famous UK landmark

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, have been jailed over the felling of the popular UK landmark, the Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland - they offered a pathetic excuse

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20 h. ago Timeline: How the Sycamore Gap tree felling that shocked the nation unfolded as culprits jailed

The landmark tree was cut down seemingly overnight in September 2023

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20 h. ago Sycamore Gap pair are both jailed for a total of four years and three months over felling of iconic tree during 'moronic mission' that showed 'humanity at its worst'

Two former best friends who filmed themselves cutting down one of Britain's most famous trees with a chainsaw during a 'moronic mission' have been jailed for four years and three months.

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20 h. ago How a ‘single strand of intelligence’ brought down the Sycamore Gap tree fellers

Amid the national outrage over the chopping down of the Sycamore Gap tree, the responsibility of finding the vandals fell heavily on the shoulders of the lead police detective

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20 h. ago The ‘bully’ and the ‘silly man with silly ideas’: How Sycamore Gap fellers brought shame on tight

It was a crime that astounded the nation, today, more than 500 days since the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, the communities of the two men responsible still have unanswered questions

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20 h. ago Two men behind ‘senseless’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, sentenced for act of criminal damage that sparked widespread sadness and angerTwo men who carried out a “moronic mission” to fell one of the most loved and photographed trees in the UK have been jailed.Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were each given prison sentences of four years and three months for an act of criminal damage that caused the Sycamore Gap tree to crash down on to Hadrian’s wall in Northumberland on a stormy September night in 2023. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Sycamore Gap felling due to ‘drunken stupidity’ says defence at sentencing – live updates

Adam Carruthers’ lawyer offers his explanation for ‘mindless act’ as he is due to be sentenced alongsideProsecutor Richard Wright said Graham had two previous convictions for battery in 2007 and 2016 and two public order offences in 2021 and 2022.He said the offences were “all relationship-based” and none resulted in a prison offence. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Sycamore Gap vandal admits tree felling was act of 'drunken stupidity' but pair insist they didn't mean to cut it down: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from Newcastle Crown Court where Daniel Graham, 39 and Adam Carruthers, 32, are being sentenced for the illegal felling of the Sycamore Gap tree.

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24 h. ago Sycamore Gap vandals to be sentenced over 'moronic' felling of historic tree they filmed themselves chopping down: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from Newcastle Crown Court where Daniel Graham, 39 and Adam Carruthers, 32, are being sentenced for the illegal felling of the Sycamore Gap tree.

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26 h. ago What happened to the Sycamore Gap Tree as pair of fellers to be sentenced today

Two men are to be sentenced for taking a chainsaw to the iconic tree that was almost 150 years old.

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49 h. ago Former lumberjack falsely accused of being the Sycamore Gap feller had to wear 'Rod Stewart' wig to avoid abuse after trolls targeted him

Walter Renwick was arrested the day after the famous tree, which stood in a valley along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland National Park for around 150 years, was chopped down in September 2023.

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64 h. ago 'I wore a Rod Stewart wig as disguise in public after being wrongly accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree'

Walter Renwick was arrested after landmark tree was chopped down

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2 d. ago 'I was accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree and wore Rod Stewart wig as disguise in public'

Walter Renwick, 70, found himself at the centre of fake claims and abuse when the Sycamore Gap tree was felled - he was arrested along with a boy, 16, but both were cleared of any wrongdoing

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5 d. ago Public can now go and hug the Sycamore Gap tree as small piece of felled trunk goes on display

Artist Charlie Whinney has been commissioned to create an artwork in tribute to the much-loved tree which stood beside Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.

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6 d. ago Seeking bulldozer drivers to demolish Gaza: how a genocide is being outsourced | Arwa Mahdawi

The systematic destruction of Gaza is hardly a secret. Now, the IDF is posting Facebook ads for bulldozer operators to help demolish the stripOmer Bartov is an Israeli-American historian and one of the foremost scholars on genocide in the world. He has spent over 25 years teaching a class on the subject. He deals with atrocities for a living, analyzing some of the very worst things that human beings are capable of. And yet even Bartov has said he can’t bear looking at some of the excruciating images coming out of Gaza any more.What’s happening, Bartov says, is unprecedented in the 21st century. “I don’t know of any comparable situation. Recent estimates show that about 70% of the structures in Gaza are either completely destroyed or severely damaged,” Bartov says. “The argument that the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is conducting a war in Gaza is simply cynical, there is no war in Gaza. What the IDF is doing in Gaza is demolishing it. Hundreds of buildings are being bulldozed every we...

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