Photo: Getty Images
In a staggering act of vandalism that has sparked understandable outrage in England, an iconic three-hundred year old tree was cruelly cut down by sinister miscreant in the dead of night. Located along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, the famed Sycamore Gap tree had been synonymous with the region for generations, photographed countless times by awestruck tourists, and was even featured prominently in the 1991 Kevin Costner film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. As such, one can imagine the surprise and subsequent horror of local residents when they reportedly woke up on Thursday morning to discover the beloved landmark toppled over with a massive stump beside it.
More on this unfortunate story at the Coast to Coast AM website.