Pupils at four schools in the Acklam area will be sent home hours before the normal end of the school day as mourners prepare to gather for the funeral.

Middlesbrough Council said a number of schools would be closing for the funeral of Theo Ray, 17, who died in the A66 crash which killed seven people including two police officers

Pupils at four schools in the Acklam area will be sent home hours before the normal end of the school day as mourners prepare to gather for the funeral.