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Two men who chopped down iconic UK tree to be sentenced

The iconic Sycamore Gap tree in the UK. [PAUL BARKER/AFPTV / Northumberland National Park / Crown Prosecution Service / Northumbria Police]

Two men guilty of the "deliberate and mindless" felling of one of the UK's most iconic trees, sparking national outrage, will find out on Tuesday if they are to be jailed.

A jury at Newcastle Crown Court in May found former friends Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers guilty of criminal damage for the 2023 felling of the tree at Sycamore Gap.

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