2 w. ago JAN MOIR: What kind of society produces two men so dumb and emotionally stunted that their biggest achievement in life has been to create a stump?

At Newcastle Crown Court this week, former best friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, protested their innocence right to the end, even in the face of much evidence to the contrary.

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2 w. ago Sycamore Gap Trial: Lawyer compares felling of famous tree to 'murder' and hopes punishing of vandals will 'set a new tone' for cases involving the destruction of the natural world

Award-winning crime reporter George Odling and tree lawyer Sarah Dodd reacted to news that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were found guilty of cutting down the famous tree.

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2 w. ago The anonymous 101 call that snared the Sycamore Gap fellers – and left their friendship in tatters

It was a friendship that blossomed over fixing an old Land Rover, but it led to the destruction of one of the country’s best-known trees

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2 w. ago Call for trees to be ‘listed’ like historic buildings in wake of Sycamore Gap felling

Several thousand trees would be included in the scheme, experts say

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2 w. ago Government urged to ‘list’ precious trees for protection like historic buildings

The Woodland Trust wants Government to back proposed laws that would give ‘heritage’ trees greater protection in the wake of the Sycamore Gap trial.

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2 w. ago Sycamore Gap vandal has 'no mates' but his 'complicated' love life led to his capture

Daniel Graham, one of two men standing trial in Newcastle for felling the Sycamore Gap tree, has been described as a social outcast who had been disowned by his family

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2 w. ago Jury begins deliberating in UK trial of men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

Jurors have begun deliberating in the case of two men charged with cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree in northern England

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2 w. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Prosecutor mocks suspects’ defence and calls men ‘rather pathetic’

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

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2 w. ago Friends accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree ‘feared becoming public enemy number one’

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers,32, both deny chopping down the Sycamore Gap tree on the night of 27 September 2023

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2 w. ago Sycamore Gap accused claimed it was ‘just a tree’ after public outcry over felling

Now in its second week, the trial heard how Carruthers believed the reaction to the damage was ‘almost as if someone had been murdered’

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap trial: New piece of evidence SILENCES courtroom

On the first episode of a Mail exclusive podcast series, reporters Liz Hull and George Odling revealed what new piece of evidence silenced the courtroom.

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Suspect had fascination with tree and thought it would be good trophy, court told

Adam Carruthers admitted felling tree, Daniel Graham tells the pair’s trial at Newcastle Crown Court

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap suspect 'tried to pin blame on his friend with anonymous call to police'

Daniel Graham, 39, spoke to police on the 101 service in August last year and told a call handler that his co-defendant, Adam Carruthers, was in possession of part of the tree.

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Suspect claims he was ‘asked to take the blame’ for chopping down tree

Adam Carruthers admitted felling tree, Daniel Graham tells the pair’s trial at Newcastle Crown Court

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Suspect claims friend admitted chopping tree down day after felling

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, on trial at Newcastle Crown Court, deny two counts of criminal damage

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Suspect reported friend to police for felling tree in ‘anonymous phone call’

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

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap suspect 'tried to pin blame on his friend with anonymous call to police telling them he had chainsaw used to hack the tree down'

Daniel Graham, 39, spoke to police on the 101 service in August last year and told a call handler that his co-defendant, Adam Carruthers, was in possession of part of the tree.

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap tree felling suspect claims he was ‘fixed up’ after a dispute by someone ‘stirring the pot’

Daniel Graham refused to comment in police interview when asked about the footage showing the chunk of a tree and a chainsaw in the boot of a vehicle, a jury at Newcastle Crown Court heard

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3 w. ago Watch full video shown at Sycamore Gap trial ‘showing tree being chopped down’

A video allegedly showing the moment the Sycamore Gap tree was chopped down has been played to a jury.

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3 w. 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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