57 h. ago Scientists work out how old Sycamore Gap tree was before it was felled

Two men have been jailed for cutting down the iconic tree

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63 h. ago Sycamore Gap's age revealed: Iconic tree that was felled by yobs is dated using expert technique

The tree, which stood next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was cut down by two chainsaw-wielding men in September 2023.

Science

8 d. ago Florist died after tree branch fell on her on regular park walk with friends and dog

One of her friends said they heard an 'extremely loud crack' before she turned round to see Carol Spearing beneath a trunk and foliage

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8 d. ago Dallas mom left paralyzed after tree belonging to the Texas Tree Foundation fell on her car

Maisie Evans is currently being treated in an intensive care unit

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2 w. ago Police launch investigation after 'beautiful' mum, 32, killed by falling branch on family day out

Madia Kauser died after pushing her daughter to safety as a branch fell towards them from a tree

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2 w. ago Hundreds of trees continue to be felled despite Paisley campaigners formal complaint

The trees – some with historic tree preservation orders – are being felled in a bid to make way for 603 homes.

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3 w. ago Macron condemns ‘antisemitic hatred’ after attackers chop down tree honoring murdered Jew

The commemorative tree for Ilan Halimi was felled on Wednesday night, seemingly with a chainsaw

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3 w. ago Emmanuel Macron decries ‘antisemitic hatred’ after memorial tree cut down

French president responds to felling of olive planted in memory of young Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 The felling of an olive tree planted in memory of a young French Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 caused outrage in France on Friday, with Emmanuel Macron promising to punish an act of “antisemitic hatred”.Politicians across the political spectrum condemned the act as an attack against the memory of Ilan Halimi, who was kidnapped by a gang of around 20 youths in January 2006 and tortured on a low-income housing estate in the southern Paris suburb of Bagneux. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Council issues statement after mum, 32, killed saving daughter in park

Madia Kauser was killed when a large tree branch fell on her as she walked her two young children in a Lancashire country park

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3 w. ago Council update after hero mum killed by falling tree saving her child at park

As a tree fell directly towards them it's understood the little girl was in a pushchair which Mrs Kauser managed to push away before taking the full force of the falling branch herself

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3 w. ago Mum killed by falling tree made selfless act to save child seconds before her death

Madia Kauser, 32, was walking with her five-year-old daughter and older brother at Witton Country Park in Blackburn when a tree branch fell on her, killing her

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3 w. ago Revealed: Devoted mother saved her daughter, five, by pushing her away

Madia Kauser, 32, was taking the little girl, five, and her older brother for an evening walk in the park when the tree fell directly towards them.

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3 w. ago Woman killed when tree fell on her in Blackburn park named as 'beloved wife'

Madia Kauser, 32, is understood to have been walking with her two children when she was fatally struck by a falling tree branch at Witton Country Park in Blackburn on Monday

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3 w. ago California woman loses her arm after freak palm tree accident at a luxury mini golf course

Adela Magaña, 53, was sitting on a bench at Golf N' Stuff in Ventura County, California when a 40-foot palm tree fell on top of her.

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3 w. ago Parents and child killed when tree falls on car amid heavy rain, flooding in Tennessee

An official in Tennessee says a mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flooding

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3 w. ago Woman killed by falling branch while walking through popular park with child

The woman is understood to have been walking with a child through Witton Country Park in Blackburn when a large tree branch fell on top of her, killing her at the scene

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