Two men have been sentenced to four years and three months each in prison for felling a landmark sycamore tree in northern England.

The 'irreplaceable' tree was chopped down in the dead of night by two men who were described as 'mornic' in court

LONDON (AP) — Vandals who cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree were sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison for damaging the country’s natural heritage and for the outrage and distress they caused.