London, April 30, 2025 (AFP) - Moment famed tree chopped down played to UK court

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2025-04-30
Mobile phone footage was played to a UK court on Wednesday of the moment one of the country's most famous trees was cut down with a chainsaw, sparking national outrage. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, have denied causing criminal damage over the 2023 chopping down of the tree at Sycamore Gap, which had stood for nearly 200 years in a dramatic dip in the ancient landscape next to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hadrian's Wall. Prosecuto......
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