Overview
- A Trees of Hope sapling was planted at Sunderland’s Hetton Lyons Country Park, with care led by Springboard Sunderland Trust and Veterans in Crisis dedicating it to WO1 Isaac Curran.
- Channel 4’s two-part The Sycamore Gap Mystery begins at 9pm, featuring interviews with detectives who led the investigation.
- Northumbria Police reiterated that no motive has been established, as the convicted men never offered an explanation.
- Detectives highlighted phone forensics, including a video of the felling found on Daniel Graham’s device, as crucial evidence securing the convictions.
- Hexham MP Joe Morris introduced the Iconic Trees and Nature Education Bill, with a second reading set for January 16 to consider a register for landmark trees.