Footage purporting to show moment Sycamore Gap tree felled showed in court

The video, found on the phone of the defendant Daniel Graham, was shown to a jury at Newcastle crown court on Wednesday. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, embarked on a 'moronic mission' to cut down in minutes a tree that had stood for more than 100 years, the prosecutor Richard Wright KC told the court. The two men, from Cumbria, have denied two charges of criminally damaging the tree and Hadrian’s Wall, where it stood Two men filmed felling of Sycamore Gap tree during ‘mindless’ act, court hears https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/29/two-men-felled-sycamore-gap-tree-mindless-criminal-damage-court-told The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #sycamoregap #hadrianswall #northumberlandnationalpark #northumbria