Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, both in their 30s, have been sentenced to four years in jail for what a prosecutor called a “moronic mission.” The men cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree in 2023, causing it to topple onto and damage the ancient Hadrian’s Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sycamore Gap stood in an iconic spot along Hadrian's Wall for centuries. The destruction of national landmarks should carry a life sentence. https://t.co/J84wV02oZt pic.twitter.com/JZmht0UHlc
— miss white (@cinecitta2030) July 15, 2025
There’s growing concern for another significant rain and flooding event that could batter Florida and the Gulf Coast this week. The system could become Tropical Storm Dexter, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and a mark not usually seen until mid-August, if it musters a more defined centre of circulation.
A disturbance dubbed Invest 93L could become Tropical Storm Dexter as it tracks west from Florida toward Louisiana, forecasters say. https://t.co/TeL9J8AFcs
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) July 16, 2025
Police provided an update this morning on the search for Lilly and Jack Sullivan. The children, ages six and four, were reported missing on May 2 in Lansdowne Station, Nova Scotia. The RCMP says it has received over 600 public tips and reviewed roughly 5,000 video files during the 11 week search, and have formally interviewed more than 60 people. A cash reward is being offered for information about the case.
More than two months after the disappearance of two young siblings in rural Nova Scotia, RCMP say their “intensive” investigation has included reviewing some 5,000 video files and more than 600 public tips.https://t.co/eMlxSuiVxg
— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) July 16, 2025
It was an exciting MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta on Tuesday night. The National League took a 6-0 lead before the American League came storming back to tie the game in the ninth inning. Instead of extra innings, the game was settled with a swing-off, or a mini home run derby, that saw Kyle Schwarber be the NL hero and earn MVP honours.
Kyle Schwarber goes 3-for-3 to give the NL the win 🔥
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 16, 2025
It's the first-ever MLB All-Star game swing-off 😳 pic.twitter.com/dKEUSkyRPX
Bradley John Murdoch, known as the “Outback Killer,” died in Australia on Tuesday. He was convicted of the 2001 murder of 28-year-old Peter Falconio in 2005 and has never revealed the whereabouts of the British backpacker’s body. Police called it “deeply regrettable” that Murdoch took that secret to the grave and said his silence “denied the Falconio family the closure they have so long deserved.”
'Outback Killer' Bradley John Murdoch dies at 67, leaving mystery of Peter Falconio's body unsolved https://t.co/QwdlSWxto2 pic.twitter.com/aFEAAnPCsL
— The Independent (@Independent) July 16, 2025
Thumbnail photo courtesy of Yaopey Yong on Unsplash.
