1 hour ago Sycamore Gap 'drunken stunt' cost to taxypayer revealed as 'moronic' duo jailed

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers chopped down the tree for a mindless 'thrill' and then revelled in media coverage. Both were jailed for four years and three months.

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1 hour ago Sycamore Gap 'drunken stunt' cost to taxpayer revealed as 'moronic' duo jailed

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers chopped down the tree for a mindless 'thrill' and then revelled in media coverage. Both were jailed for four years and three months.

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28 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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29 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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30 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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31 h. ago Voices: It’s not ‘just a tree’: The Sycamore Gap vandals got what they deserved

‘Moronic’ Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have been jailed for four years for criminal damage to the famous tree. Victoria Richards looks at why its loss made such a mark on public consciousness

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31 h. ago Sycamore Gap case cracked by 'fantastically famous' tree video

Police forensic experts took pitch black footage bearing the sound of a chainsaw and uncovered irrefutable evidence of who had felled the world famous tree

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34 h. ago Sycamore Gap latest: ‘Moronic’ vandals being sentenced after chopping down famous tree

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are being sentenced for criminal damage to the Sycamore Gap tree at Newcastle Crown Court today

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35 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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36 h. ago Sycamore Gap latest: ‘Moronic’ vandals to be sentenced after chopping down famous tree

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are to be sentenced for criminal damage to the Sycamore Gap tree at Newcastle Crown Court today

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40 h. ago Sycamore Gap vandals who chopped down iconic tree face sentencing

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to chop down the almost 150-year-old tree, with one recording the act.

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60 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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2 w. ago Premiere takes place of short animation film of famous Squinty Tree in area of Livingston

The premiere of the short animation about the Squinty Tree took place last month in the Big Living Room at Almond HQ and was attended by local councillors, Almond contractors and staff, as well as pupils from Letham Primary School.

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