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Judge sentences men who cut down Britain's beloved Sycamore Gap tree

Judge sentences men who cut down Britain's beloved Sycamore Gap tree

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Two men who cut down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree, which had stood for nearly 150 years in northern England, were sentenced to four years and three months in prison, minus time served.
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