"To the 12-year-old friends planning to build themselves a then, the cherry tree seemed an inviting source of material. But the afternoon adventure turned into a frightening ordeal for Sam Cannon, Amy Higgins and Katy Smith after they climbed into the 20ft tree - then found themselves hauled into a police station and locked into cells for up to two hours."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...766&expand=truePersonally, I think these children got what they deserved, as one person said on slashdot
"I mean, if a police officer can't haul three twelve-year-olds to jail on spurious charges, take mugshots, and record DNA samples, how are we ever going to win the war on terror?"
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"Unbeknownst to these children we've secretly switched their country with new freeze-dried Third Reich. Let's watch and see their reaction."
The fact this story came from the Daily Mail and no other paper seems to even briefly mention it would imply there is a good chance it was made up to "wind up" a few people.