LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree next to Hadrian’s Wall last year in northern England, prosecutors said Tuesday. Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, were charged with causing criminal damage and damaging the wall built in A.D. 122 by Emperor Hadrian to guard the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire. They were ordered to appear in Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on May 15. The sycamore’s majestic canopy between two hills made it a popular subject for landscape photographers. It became a destination after being featured in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film “Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.” The nighttime felling last fall caused outrage as police tried to figure out what inspired such an act of vandalism. |
UN highlights urgent need for investment in women's economic empowermentOver 800 officials from U.S., Britain, Europe unite to protest Israel policiesChinese experts help farmers in Cote d'Ivoire achieve bumper harvest of paddy riceFood for Gaza plan unveiled in Italy to coordinate int'l humanitarian aidFood for Gaza plan unveiled in Italy to coordinate int'l humanitarian aidU.S. artists voice concerns over situation in Gaza amid antiU.S., Western allies should not preclude Malaysia from being friendly to China: Malaysian PMAgyemang rallies Charlotte to 3Olympic track uniforms spark online debate about who designed them and why they're so skimpyLogan Webb goes 7 strong innings and Thairo Estrada homers twice as Giants rout Rays 11