‘Stealing joy’: the sadness and symbolism of the crime at Sycamore Gap

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 20:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Many saw the beloved tree that Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham cut down as a part of north-east England’s DNA

“It was just a tree,” said a mystified Adam Carruthers, one of the two men who illegally…

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

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 17:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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.

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

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 11:35 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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.

Two men found guilty of felling Sycamore Gap tree

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 10:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

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 Gap

Two friends who embarked on a…

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

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 10:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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.

Sycamore Gap suspects cut down tree in act of 'mindless thuggery thinking it would be a laugh' and thought they were 'big men' but were really 'rather pathetic', court hears

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 16:40 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Amid 'public outrage' at Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers' alleged crime it became clear to them that'everyone else thought that they were rather pathetic', prosecutors alleged.

Sycamore Gap suspect 'tried to pin blame on his friend with anonymous call to police'

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 19:02 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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.

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'

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 12:11 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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.

'It's gone viral, it is worldwide': The voice notes two friends sent each other 'after felling Sycamore Gap tree' - as moment it toppled is shown to jury

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 16:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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.

'It's gone viral, it is worldwide': Moment friends accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree allegedly sent voice notes to one another

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 15:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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.