Cumbria

On the night of 27 September, Mr Carruthers and Mr Graham made a 40-minute drive in the latter's Range Rover from Cumbria to chop the tree down, prosecutors allege.

On the night of 27 September, Mr Carruthers and Mr Graham made a 40-minute drive in the latter's Range Rover from Cumbria to chop down the tree, the prosecutor said.

Now in its 20th year, the festival at Dalemain, near Penrith in Cumbria, attracts thousands of entries from around the world.

Fifteen years ago, taxi driver Derrick Bird killed 12 people in a murderous shooting spree across Cumbria.

Planning permission for the mine at Whitehaven, Cumbria, was overturned by the High Court last year following a campaign by environmental groups.