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The tree pictured in sunnier weather with the wall stretching out beyond it

Sycamore Gap tree: The story so far

What happened to the world famous Sycamore gap tree and why did people care so much?

A message about Wigton Town Council - containing an expletive which has been blurred out - was carved into the grass.

Playground vandals carve abusive message in grass

Wigton Town Council also says mud was smeared all over equipment in a children's playground.

Rare dragonflies spotted as reserve awarded title

It is hoped there will be breeding pairs of the rare white-faced darter dragonfly in summer.

Brown fingered fungi on piece of twig. It looks like a eight-legged small starfish. The fungus is discoloured.

'Too early' to say if rare fungus plan has failed

Scientists hope to save the critically endangered willow gloves fungus which is extinct in the UK.

Looking down over swimming lanes in a pool which has crystal blue waters. There are several swimmers swimming up and down the lanes.

Holiday return for kids' 10p swims

The discount scheme returns, offering 10p swims in specific time slots at five Cumbrian pools.

A pencil drawn sketch of Carruthers next to an iPad with a coloured sketch of Graham and Carruthers on the screen.

Meet the man who sketched the Sycamore Gap trial

Illustration lecturer Nick Lewis has spent days drawing the proceedings in Newcastle Crown Court.

Daniel Graham, wearing a black baseball cap and with a ginger beard, takes a selfie of him and Adam Carruthers, who is wearing sunglasses and a grey shirt, with short fair hair, and is cutting at a tree with a chainsaw

How Sycamore Gap fellers went from friends to foes

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers went from best pals to being at loggerheads in the aftermath.

Mugshots of the men. Graham is balding with brown dishevelled hair and a ginger beard. Carruthers has short fair hair and a ginger stubble beard.

Pair guilty of cutting down Sycamore Gap tree

Prosecutors say the pair thought it was "a laugh", but the "mindless thuggery" sparked global fury.

Daniel Graham, wearing a black cap and with a short ginger beard, takes a selfie as Adam Carruthers, with short blond hair, sunglasses and a grey t-shirt, cuts at some timber with a chainsaw.

Sycamore Gap felling 'bit of a laugh' - prosecutor

Lawyers are giving closing speeches in the trial of two men who deny felling the world famous tree.