They Cut Down a Sycamore Tree. Now They Have a 4-Year Prison Term
As two men are sentenced for cutting down the iconic British Sycamore Gap tree, WSJ's Alistair MacDonald explains why the act stoked anger and a criminal investigation. Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images; Owen Humphreys/Zuma Press
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