Breaking News Alert: Two men charged in connection with Sycamore Gap felling arrive to court in balaclavas

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Two men charged in connection with Sycamore Gap felling arrive to court in balaclavas

Daniel Graham (left) and Adam Carruthers at Newcastle Upon Tyne Magistrates' Court to appear in connection with the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree

The criminal damage caused by felling the famous Sycamore Gap tree has been valued at more than £620,000, according to court charges.

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