Arbouring offenders: Italian town’s tree-climbing ban prompts outcry

Critics say plan to issue fines of up to 500 for climbing trees in Oderzo's public spaces is absurd'

An Italian council has come under fire for banning people from climbing trees.

Anyone caught climbing a tree in public spaces in the centre of Oderzo, a town in the northern province of Treviso, risks fines of between 25 (21) and 500 (428).