22 m. 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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41 m. ago Sycamore Gap tree choppers were 'best pals' before they turned on each other

Their three-year friendship unravelled after police found out what they had done

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4 h. ago Sycamore Gap: Who are the two ‘best mates’ whose friendship crumbled as they were convicted?

The two men, aged 32 and 39, were “best of pals” when they set about the tree

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4 h. ago Video footage shows the moment famous Sycamore Gap tree was chopped down

Two people have been found guilty of criminal damage in relation to the event

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5 h. ago 'Revenge' after a planning dispute over ramshackle caravan home..or a souvenir for newborn baby girl? The motives behind Sycamore Gap felling as two vandals face years behind bars

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, face up to ten years in prison for felling the Sycamore Gap tree during a 'moronic mission' which lasted less than three minutes and damaged Hadrian's Wall.

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5 h. ago Sycamore Gap tree detectives faced daunting task – then vandal 'grassed' on ex

Sycamore Gap detectives revealed one of the 'moronic' vandals 'grassed' on his ex-friend amid the investigation into the crime that shocked the nation - two men were today found guilty of felling the historic tree

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6 h. ago Was 'revenge' the motive behind Sycamore Gap felling? Vandal had been accused of 'destroying the countryside' in planning dispute over his ramshackle caravan home

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, face up to ten years in prison for felling the Sycamore Gap tree during a 'moronic mission' which lasted less than three minutes and damaged Hadrian's Wall.

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6 h. 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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6 h. ago Two men found guilty of ‘mindless, moronic’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, found to have criminally damaged tree and Hadrian’s Wall‘Stealing joy’: the sadness and symbolism of the crime at Sycamore GapTwo friends who embarked on a “moronic mission” to fell the Sycamore Gap tree with a chainsaw have been found guilty of “mindless” criminal damage.Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, cut down the cherished tree, next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, as Storm Agnes raged in the early hours of 28 September 2023. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Sycamore Gap tree: Two former friends found guilty of cutting down "the most famous tree in the world"

"Is that what's at the heart of this? You thought it was 'just a tree', and when the rest of the world didn't think it was 'just a tree' and it was a terrible and wicked thing to have done, you've lost your bottle and can't own up to it?"

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7 h. ago Two men are found GUILTY of chopping down beloved Sycamore Gap tree during 'moronic mission' which they filmed on mobile phone

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, face up to ten years in prison for felling the Sycamore Gap tree and causing damage to Hadrian's Wall in the process.

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7 h. ago Former friends guilty of cutting down famous Sycamore Gap tree in act of 'mindless criminal damage'

The famous tree, which stood in a dramatic dip in Hadrian’s Wall, was cut down in September 2023

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7 h. ago ‘Totemic’ Sycamore Gap tree inspired countless photos until it was felled

The tree was planted in a pleasing fold in the landscape next to Hadrian’s Wall.

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7 h. ago ‘Bloody hell, that can’t be’: Moment ranger discovered iconic Sycamore Gap tree had been hacked down

From the ranger who first spotted the fallen Sycamore Gap tree to a US tourist visiting its stump, Alex Ross discovers a resolve for a strong legacy to be enjoyed by future generations

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7 h. 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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7 h. ago Sycamore Gap vandal sank in court as bizarre reason he felled iconic tree was revealed

Adam Carruthers felled the famous tree to get a 'trophy', a souvenir for his newborn daughter - it also believed he also cut down a tree to mark the birth of his first born daughter in 2018

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7 h. ago Sycamore Gap tree vandals face years behind bars as 'moronic mission' caught on camera

A jury at Newcastle Crown Court heard how former colleagues Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, had filmed themselves before boasting about their exploits in text messages

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28 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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33 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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47 h. ago Prosecutor says Sycamore Gap tree cutters committed 'arboreal equivalent of mindless thuggery'

A prosecutor says two men who cut down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England did it for a laugh

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