Case against Sheffield tree protesters is dropped

Jenny Hockey, 70, and Freda Brayshaw, 72, say they are relieved but angry after prosecutors drop public order charges

Two pensioners who were arrested after a standoff with police over the controversial chopping down of trees in Sheffield have said they feel "relief, grief and anger" after prosecutors dropped the case against them.

Jenny Hockey, a 70-year-old retired university professor, and Freda Brayshaw, a 72-year-old retired teacher, were held for eight hours in police cells following a dawn raid on their quiet residential street in November.