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Hull funeral director who left bodies to rot in mortuary jailed for 20 years

More than 80 loved ones spoke of horrors of learning about Robert Bush’s crimes, including mother of a miscarried baby

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31

Shamed funeral director accepts he is ‘hated and despised’ pariah, court told

Robert Bush’s barrister said his client has apologised to the relatives of the dead he mistreated in a systematic way at his Hull firm.

Evening Standard · Jul 29

Mother and boyfriend guilty of murdering toddler

Isabelle Welsh, two, died in September 2025 after collapsing at her home in Thornaby, Teesside.

Evening Standard · Jul 28

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Mother of dying toddler smoked cigarette instead of calling 999, court hears

Alexandra Walker Googled ‘why would my toddler be bleeding’ but did not seek help, jurors told

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Man accused of murdering Ian Watkins ‘only feels guilt’ for paedophile singer’s victims, court hears

Rico Gedel attacked disgraced Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins in his cell last October

The Independent UK · May 14

Man who stabbed Syrian refugee after he brushed past girlfriend guilty of murder

Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, who fled Homs after being injured in a bombing, had been living in Huddersfield only for a couple of weeks when he was killed

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025

Two men who cut down Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years

Former friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were convicted of criminal damage to the much-loved tree in Northumberland.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

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Two men behind ‘senseless’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, sentenced for act of criminal damage that sparked widespread sadness and anger

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2025

Men who cut down Sycamore Gap tree in act of 'drunken stupidity' jailed for four years

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were convicted of criminal damage to the beloved tree

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

Ex-friends who chopped down Sycamore Gap tree face lengthy jail terms

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were convicted of causing criminal damage to the much-loved tree following a trial at Newcastle Crown Court.

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

Two men found guilty of felling Sycamore Gap tree

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have been found guilty by a jury at Newcastle Crown Court of causing criminal damage to the Sycamore Gap tree

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Sycamore Gap: Friends guilty of cutting down world-famous tree in act of 'mindless thuggery'

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers drove through a storm for 30 miles in the middle of the night before felling the landmark tree

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

‘Stealing joy’: the sadness and symbolism of the crime at Sycamore Gap

Many saw the beloved tree that Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham cut down as a part of north-east England’s DNA

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

Two men found guilty of ‘mindless, moronic’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, found to have criminally damaged tree and Hadrian’s Wall

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

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Evening Standard · May 8, 2025

Jury in Sycamore Gap trial begins deliberations

The tree which stood beside Hadrian’s Wall was felled in September 2023.

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

Sycamore Gap accused committed ‘arboreal equivalent of thuggery’ for ‘a laugh’

Prosecutors say Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers realised they ‘weren’t the big men they thought they were’ when they saw the public outrage.

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025

‘It’s just a tree’: Sycamore Gap accused couldn’t understand media interest, court hears

Adam Carruthers, 32, and Daniel Graham, 39, deny felling tree and damaging Hadrian’s Wall in 2023

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025

Sycamore Gap accused says he was asked to take blame for felling of tree

Daniel Graham tells court it was suggested he accept responsibility ‘because I have mental health issues’

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The Independent UK · May 2, 2025

Sycamore Gap suspect thought world-famous tree would be ‘good trophy’, court told

Daniel Graham claims Adam Carruthers admitted cutting tree down and wanted him to take blame because he had mental health issues

Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025

Video of the moment ‘totemic’ Sycamore Gap tree was cut down played in court

Groundworker Daniel Graham and mechanic Adam Carruthers each deny two counts of criminal damage to the tree and Hadrian’s Wall.

Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025

Sycamore Gap trial: Video of alleged moment tree cut down shown to jurors

The mobile phone footage was played in Newcastle Crown Court at the trial of the two men accused of felling the world-famous tree

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

Video captures Sycamore Gap tree being cut down in less than three minutes

The mobile phone footage was played in Newcastle Crown Court as the trial of the two men accused of cutting down the tree continued.

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

Sycamore Gap trial shown video footage of ‘tree being chopped down’

Prosecutors say the video was filmed on the mobile phone of Daniel Graham, who is accused alongside Adam Carruthers of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

Sycamore Gap trial live: ‘Jeffrey, it’s gone viral’, defendant remarked after tree chopped down, court told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have appeared for the second day of the trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025

Friends filmed themselves chopping down Sycamore Gap tree before ‘revelling’ in their infamy, jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers kept a wedge of the felled tree as a ‘trophy’, the jury is told

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