7 h. 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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12 h. 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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27 h. 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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54 h. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. 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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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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8 d. ago 'It's gone viral, it is worldwide': The voice notes two friends sent each other 'after felling Sycamore Gap tree'

Groundworker Daniel Graham, 39, and mechanic Adam Carruthers, 32, each deny two counts of criminal damage to the tree and the wall in Northumberland at night in September 2023.

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago Sycamore Gap Tree trial: Watch video footage of the beloved tree being cut down as trial underway

Jurors have been shown a video, taken on a mobile phone, of the legendary tree being felled.

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8 d. ago Sycamore Gap Tree trial: Watch video footage of the alleged moment beloved tree cut down as trial underway

Jurors have been shown a video, taken on a mobile phone, which prosecutors say shows the legendary tree being felled.

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago Sycamore Gap trial: Video of alleged moment tree cut down shown to jurors

The mobile phone footage was played in Newcastle Crown Court at the trial of the two men accused of felling the world-famous tree

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8 d. ago Sycamore Gap: Bodycam footage from first officer on scene of felled 150

Police body worn video shows the moment officers saw the fallen Sycamore Gap tree for the first time in 2023.

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