Two friends accused of using a chainsaw to bring down the Sycamore Gap tree appear to be blaming each other for the act of “mindless criminal damage”, a jury has heard. Daniel Graham, 39, of Milbeck ...

Protected trees are being felled as a "cheap and easy option" in subsidence claims, an arboricultural group has said. The London Tree Officers Association (LTOA) said trees were being felled across ...