Four years in prison for cutting down a tree

Two men were sentenced to more than four years in prison each for felling the well-known Sycamore Gap tree in Great Britain. The tree is a popular and world-famous landmark whose dramatic silhouette even starred in a Hollywood movie. He is said to have been an estimated 200 years old. Reactions to the verdict are mixed.

The Sycamore Gap tree was regularly photographed by visitors to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. Source: Getty / Owen Humphreys/PA/Alamy

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