World-famous Sycamore Gap tree cut up and removed in pieces from Hadrian's Wall

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The felled Sycamore Gap tree by Hadrian's Wall is being removed after it was cut down in what detectives have called a "deliberate act of vandalism".

Northumbria Police have arrested a boy aged 16 and a man in his 60s. Both have been bailed pending further investigation.

Reporting from the scene, Sky News correspondent Shingi Mararike said: "Even though members of the public had been told to avoid the area, some walkers stopped by to see the tree being moved - a reminder of the reverence and love people have for what has been dubbed Britain's most photographed tree.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/world-famous-sycamore-gap-tree-is-cut-up-and-removed-in-pieces-from-hadrians-wall-12982886

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