29-09-2023, 11:53 AM
12 hours ago
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the felling of one of the UK's most celebrated trees.
The landmark at Sycamore Gap, beside Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was cut down overnight.
Northumberland National Park Authority officials believe the tree, known as Robin Hood's Tree, was "deliberately felled".
Northumbria Police said the teenager had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne...=editorial
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the felling of one of the UK's most celebrated trees.
The landmark at Sycamore Gap, beside Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was cut down overnight.
Northumberland National Park Authority officials believe the tree, known as Robin Hood's Tree, was "deliberately felled".
Northumbria Police said the teenager had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne...=editorial