Britain's oldest tree could die because of tourists

Britain's oldest tree could be dead in fifty years - because tourists keep ripping off its branches and keeping them as souvenirs, environmentalists have warned.

The Fortingall Yew in Perthshire is thought to be between 3,000 - 5,000 years old - but has a life span now of just half a century, campaigners say.

The yew tree, which stands tall inside the Fortingall Churchyard in Perthshire, has been left in increasingly bad health because of tourists.