Highlights include the award winning Areviniti in Ramsbottom, which is only open by arrangement.

The lush grounds with stunning views of the West Pennine Moors, are made up of four garden rooms in different styles with water features and more.

This garden will be open on June 28 and August 2, with entrance fee also including a visit to Top Mill Park nearby as part of the fundraising NGS.

Plants for sale. (Image: NQ)

Top Mill Park is 2.5 acre park and woodland looked after volunteers.

The local mill, built around 1860, closed in the 1920s, was then used as storage till the 1950s and later demolished.

There is a Brook running through the park with a small bridge spanning it.

Turton Tower’s Herbaceous Garden is included in the scheme.

The garden is set in the historic Turton Tower grounds and was originally the kitchen garden in Victorian times.

A group of volunteers have restored and created the garden over the last 16 yrs.

Turton Tower’s history is reflected in its Tudor and Victorian beds.

Plants, cards and jam will be for sale on June 27.

A 2¾ acre garden has been lovingly restored in Chorley, developed and improved in the last 15 yrs.

Highlights include a Japanese style garden, herb garden, orchards, soft fruit bed and vegetable plots, and NGS say there is a surprise around every corner.

Jack Green Cottage garden is open July 4.

A spokesman for NGS said: “The National Garden Scheme doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity – we are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. We also support charities doing amazing work in gardens and health and grant bursaries to help community gardening projects.”

The scheme supports include Carer’s Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Parkinson’s UK and The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing.

For more information on the scheme, these gardens and others which are taking part in the scheme visit https://ngs.org.uk/

Cutting-edge research has reconstructed a new timeline for volcanic activity across Northern Ireland

Scientists have made a new discovery about the history of the Giant’s Causeway rock formation.

New research has revealed that Northern Ireland’s volcanic past, which created the Causeway’s distinctive 40,000 basalt columns, happened over a much shorter period than previously thought.

It was discovered that volcanic events around the region formed rocks, including the Causeway, in just 5.5 million years – eight million years less than previous estimates.

Dr Simon Tapster, geochronologist at the British Geological Survey (BGS), said: “Fundamentally, what we’ve done is by piecing together this tapestry of volcanic rocks all across the North Atlantic, but focusing on Northern Ireland, we have been able to reassess a major globally impacting volcanic event.

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“In doing that, and in reassessing the timescales, we have shown that actually it occurred in a much shorter duration.”

The Giant’s Causeway’s distinctive landscape was formed during intense volcanic activity which forced molten rock up through cracks in the earth.

Thick lava flows then cooled, contracted and cracked, creating about 40,000 basalt columns.

Dr Tapster said the cutting-edge research by the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI) and the BGS, has reconstructed a new timeline for volcanic activity across Northern Ireland.

It has allowed researchers to place the volcanic activity that led to the formation of the Giant’s Causeway within a much more precise global context for the first time.

The research has significantly updated the understanding of when specific volcanic events happened in Northern Ireland.

As a result, scientists can more confidently connect those events to activity and landmarks elsewhere, including Scotland.

It also connects the processes that caused the development of the Giant’s Causeway to a globally significant volcanic event seen in rocks as far away as Greenland about 60 million years ago.

The first lava flows of Northern Ireland’s Antrim Plateau previously were thought to have occurred millions of years before the Staffa basalts and the formation of Fingal’s Cave, but they can now be connected much more definitively as part of the same volcanic activity.

Researchers said it is the same for the Giant’s Causeway with formations on Rum, the Mourne Mountains, and magmatism in Skye.

Dr Tapster said; “By looking at the timescales and the high resolution timeline, we’re able to match it up with various other locations, particularly in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland, the volcanics of Mull, Rum, the Isle of Skye, and taking a bigger view, looking at Greenland and the Faroe Islands.”

The research is part of a wider initiative at the British Geological Survey to improve the understanding of the UK’s geology through better quantifying geological time in the rocks around us.

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The Aesthetica Art Prize is returning to York Art Gallery for its 20th year from July 17 to November 15.

Short-listed artists will have their work on show upstairs at the art gallery alongside the other exhibitions.

The year’s themes include the environment and people’s relationship to it, as well as global identities and culture.

Cherie Federico, director of Aesthetica and curator of the art prize, said the award celebrates contemporary artists that “shape and challenge the cultural conditions of the present-day”.

Among those shortlisted is Kazuaki Koseki who has photographed Himebotaru fireflies, a species unique to Japan.

Hotarubi – Summer Fairies by Kazuaki Koseki which will be on display during the Aesthetic Art Prize exhibition at York Art Gallery (Image: Supplied)

Felipe Castelblanco will showcase Tunda: A Quantic Plant and the Devil’s Breath, exploring the development of human relationships with the natural world and its longstanding entanglement with colonialism.

Other works from Filip Haglund, Hope Strickland, Jarrett Murphy and Alexis Pichot also navigate themes of the natural world using photography and film.

Cherie said the Aesthetica Art Prize has “evolved into a space where artistic practice is not only exhibited but activated, supporting careers, fostering global dialogue, and championing work that responds directly to the urgencies of now”.

Arrival by Chrissy Lush which will be on show at York Art Gallery during the Aesthetica Art Prize exhibit (Image: Supplied)

“This is art with purpose, work that operates as a force of disruption and recalibration, unsettling fixed ways of seeing and opening up new ways of understanding a world in flux.

“The selected artists engage directly with the defining pressures of contemporary life, from accelerating technologies that reshape perception and truth, to the legacies of colonial histories and their ongoing impact on identity and belonging, and ecological systems under strain.

Digigrams by Tommy Goguely which will be on show as part of the Aesthetica Art Prize at York Art Gallery (Image: Supplied)

“Across these works, memory is not fixed but porous and unstable, continuously rewritten through image, material and experience.

“Photography, film and installation move beyond documentation into active states of becoming, where meaning is constructed, unsettled and reformed.

“Rather than resolving uncertainty, the prize holds space for it – creating a platform where contemporary art reflects, resists and redefines the present.”

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Livia Turnbull, curator of contemporary art at York Art Gallery, said it is “wonderful to be hosting Aesthetica as it celebrates its 20th year”.

“The range of mediums are always an exciting part of the exhibition design, blending the physical and digital into York Art Gallery and recognising how they sit alongside the other contemporary works in our own collection.

“The prize helps to show the range of artistic diversity within the exhibitions programme and showcases York as a champion of creative arts and media.”

The Aesthetica Art Prize opens at York Art Gallery on July 17 and will run until November 15. Tickets are included with general admission to the gallery.

A 17-year-old girl was taken to hospital after allegedly being stabbed in the neck during an attack in Wood Street on Friday (June 12).

Police have confirmed the 30-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder is a British-born man of Pakistani heritage.

They also confirmed the girl has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home with the support of her family.

The scene in Wood Street, Brierfield, on Friday afternoon (Image: Public)

A dedicated team of detectives are leading the investigation and police enquiries remain ongoing.

A police spokesperson said: “There are no further outstanding suspects in relation to this investigation and there is currently no evidence to suggest the attack was racially motivated.

“Extra patrols will be in the area over the weekend for reassurance and we know this incident has caused alarm in the local community.

“If you have any concerns, please speak to one of our officers.”

Police, including armed officers, were called to Wood Street at around 3pm yesterday afternoon following reports that a girl had been stabbed in the neck.

A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.

Burnley MP Oliver Ryan said he had been liaising with police, councillors, and members of the community following the incident.

Wood Street on Saturday morning (Image: NQ)

He said: “First and foremost, my thoughts are with the young victim of yesterday’s horrific stabbing in Brierfield, which I know will shock and frighten everyone in our area.

“I have been to Brierfield and have been liaising with the police since yesterday afternoon, local councillors and members of the community.

“There will be increased police patrols in the area, though I know this is little comfort to local people.”

Lancashire Police have urged anyone with information or footage to contact them on 101, quoting log 0836 of June 12, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

In more recent months, Douglas Daniel, brother of family kingpin Jamie, was jailed alongside his wife Barbra for the evil treatment of children in their care.

The notorious Daniel crime clan family controlled the drug networks in Glasgow, raking in tens of millions of pounds across the decades.

Their infamous reign over the city saw a violent feud erupt between the rival Lyons family, with years of murders, shootings and stabbings. Bitter hits saw those with key links to the family jailed for years at a time.

But in more recent months, Douglas Daniel, brother of family kingpin Jamie, was jailed alongside his wife Barbra for the evil treatment of children in their care. Douglas, 80, and Barbra, 75, were jailed for 30 months at Glasgow Sheriff Court in March.

The depraved pair were sentenced after being found guilty of subjecting six children – aged between four and 14 – to cruel and unnatural treatment at their Parkhead home between 1986 and 1991.

The disgraced pensioners, now of Herne Bay in Kent, were each convicted of six charges following a trial in Glasgow in January. It heard how the pair dished out horrific punishment methods, which included forcing some of the youngsters into an animal pen.

Another victim was made to stand with geese who pecked her skin, while a further girl was ordered to bathe in a bird bath. Some kids went hungry under their roof, but one recalled being fed cow tongue intended for pet ferrets by “evil” Barbara.

At least one child was made to sit on the floor alongside pet dogs during mealtimes. The children were also subjected to violent physical assaults and controlling behaviour. They were locked in rooms, monitored with alarmed windows, and had their access to the bathroom restricted, including only being allowed one square of toilet paper.

Some of the children were forced to stand facing the wall for hours, occasionally on one leg, and sometimes to the point of collapse. Douglas Daniel was allowed to care for the young victims despite having a string of previous convictions.

One of their survivors now intends to sue Glasgow City Council as Douglas had a significant criminal record when he was approved as a foster carer.

So who are the Daniel clan? Here, the Record takes a look at the history of the crime group and the family tree.

Jamie Daniel

Kingpin Jamie was said to have made £16 million per year from his criminal enterprise as head of the notorious Daniel clan before his death at the age of 58 in 2016 after a four-year battle with cancer.

His life of crime started on the streets of Possilpark stealing scrap metal and shoplifting, before he moved on to selling drugs. Aged 25, he was jailed for heroin smuggling and after he was released he forged links with crooks across the UK and is said to have continued to import drugs from Pakistan.

Jamie was believed to have been the main heroin supplier in Glasgow for decades and also was said to earn up to £1 million a month from cigarette smuggling. He was linked to the murder of gangster Frank McPhie, who was gunned down by a sniper outside his Maryhill home in 2000.

Nearing the end of his life, he signed himself out of hospital five days before his death at home in Jordanhill. His funeral at Clydebank Crematorium was attended by 600 people.

Many of Daniel’s ten children were in attendance at his funeral, including Kelly Bo Green, Francis ‘Fraggle’ Green and Zander Sutherland, with the latter being released from prison for the day.

Norman Daniel

The Record reported over a decade ago how Norman, also known as Snudger, and his brothers David, Jamie and Ronnie went from petty criminals on the streets of Possilpark to becoming Scotland’s richest and most secretive crime clan.

The brothers started with shoplifting, loan-sharking and stealing scrap, but ended up building a £16million crime empire from stolen cars, firearms and major drug smuggling.

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Another Daniel brother, William served time for killing Special Police Constable George Gates, 50, in 1969. He battered the off-duty officer to death with a table leg as he’d witnessed him and two friends stealing copper.

Norman became a victim in a latest round of firebomb attacks last year. The pensioner’s home at Colston Drive in Bishopbriggs was torched in the early hours of April 14, 2025.

Footage showed the 72-year-old’s bungalow-type property engulfed in flames after his home was targeted by thugs linked to a Dubai-based gangster.

Steven “Bonzo” Daniel

Steven “Bonzo” Daniel – Jamie’s nephew – assumed control of the group as Jamie Daniel’s successor. A year after his death, Bonzo was subjected to a horrific murder bid that left him disfigured for life.

He was ambushed by members of the rival Lyons group following a Rangers match at Ibrox in May 2017. Bonzo was in his dark blue Skoda Octavia when he was pursued by two cars in a high-speed chase, causing him to stop.

He was attacked with bladed weapons near the M8 motorway in Port Dundas just after midnight. Police said following the incident in the city’s Port Dundas area, the two cars made off in an easterly direction.

Emergency services attended and Mr Daniel was taken by ambulance to hospital, where his condition was described as stable. A court later heard his car had been fitted with a tracking device.

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Two years later, six associates of the Lyons family were jailed after being found guilty of five murder plots. Lord Mulholland told them: “You sought to turn Glasgow into a war zone for your feud.”

Now head of the group, the 45-year-old has been the target of several attacks in the past eight years as part of the long running feud with the Lyons. The most recent was last April at his luxury home in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, when the front door was set on fire.

The hood fled to the Middle East following the incident but returned to Glasgow the next month after reports suggested footsoldiers ordered to kill him were tracking his movements.

Bonzo was said to be at the top of McGill’s list of high-profile targets and a £100k bounty was placed on his head. Bonzo was wanted over his links to Mark Richardson and a source told the Record he had been forced to return home to protect his family and business interests after they suffered a spate of targeted attacks.

Francis “Fraggle” Green

Green is the son of feared crime boss Jamie. In 2010 the 42-year-old was one of the first on the scene following the murder of his brother-in-law Kevin “Gerbil” Carroll outside an Asda supermarket in Robroyston, Glasgow. Green later admitted in court eating the sim card from two phones he was carrying at the time.

He was jailed for three-and-a-half years for attacking a grandmother, Susanne Simpson, in the Cairn Bar in Balornock in 2011.

Susanne had been involved in a rammy with his sister, Kelly-Bo, but she phoned for back up and Fraggle arrived along with cousin Robert Daniel and two other men. They launched a vicious attack on Susan, leaving her with a fractured cheekbone, scalp damage and bruising.

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In 2017 a gunman opened fire on his home in Milton of Campsie, near Glasgow. A motor company in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, previously connected to Green, was set on fire in April.

Chilling clips posted online showed motors covered in flames following the attack, which was claimed by Ross McGill’s ‘Tamu Junto’ group, as they warned they were targeting allies of Mark Richardson.

It was later revealed that Fraggle was listed as a former director of the vehicles business.

Zander Sutherland

The 36-year-old is another of Jamie’s sons and is the younger brother of Fraggle. Zander was sentenced to 13 and half years in prison in 2016 for heroin dealing.

Last year he fled to Norway while on leave from Caste Huntly open prison, near Dundee, after death threats. He was then extradited back to Scotland in December. Sutherland got an extra 10 months added to his sentence at Perth Sheriff Court.

Zander was given day-release from Addiewell Prison in 2016 to attend his dad’s funeral, after being allowed to visit him in hospital the previous week to say goodbye. He helped carry his dad’s coffin into the crematorium but was escorted by three G4S security guards throughout the service.

Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll

Gerbil was a feared gangland enforcer for the Daniel crime clan who was shot dead in a targeted attack in 2010. He lived in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, with his partner, Kelly Green – a daughter of Jamie Daniel.

In December 2006, Applerow Motors in Possilpark was the site of a high-profile “Godfather-style” hit. Two gunmen from the Daniel clan, Raymond Anderson and James McDonald, opened fire at the garage, killing Michael Lyons, the nephew of owner, and Daniel clan rival, David Lyons, and wounding his son, Mark Lyons, along with associate Robert Pickett.

Gerbil was widely believed to have sanctioned or been involved in planning the 2006 attack on Applerow Motors. Underworld sources claimed that the Lyons family subsequently “sanctioned the hit” on Carroll as direct retaliation for this and other attacks.

Gerbil was gunned down in 2010 as he sat in the back seat of an Audi in the Asda car park in Robroyston. The son-in-law of mobster Jamie Daniel, he was known for kidnapping and torturing rival drug dealers in attacks dubbed “alien abductions”.

Ross Monaghan – who was shot dead alongside Eddie Lyons Jnr in Fuengirola last year – was arrested over the shooting but was acquitted after a judge at the High Court in Glasgow ruled there was insufficient evidence to convict him.

William ‘Buff’ Paterson, 45, was later convicted of the murder in 2015 and sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison.

Robert Daniel

Robert is the cousin of Steven Daniel. In November last year, two workers were attacked with a machete and seriously injured at a garage owned by Daniel in East Kilbride. Daniel was believed to be the intended target. The 50 year old was shot and seriously injured in 2017 outside his home in Stepps, Glasgow as he reversed his car.

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The US and Iranian officials said they had agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

“The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” US president Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.

His post came shortly after Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a deal had been struck early on Monday local time. The memorandum of understanding is scheduled to be officially signed on Friday in Switzerland.

Trump said the Strait of Hormuz, a major shipping route for global oil and gas supplies that Iran has effectively shut ⁠down for months, would open on Friday, and that he had ordered the end of the US blockade of Iranian ports.

“Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” Trump wrote.

Oil prices ​fell on the ⁠news. Brent crude futures fell 4 per cent in early trading on Monday, while US West ‌Texas Intermediate slid more than 4.6 per cent.

The fate of Iran’s nuclear program, another thorny issue, will also be addressed in those later talks, sources previously told Reuters.

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Ro Khanna says Democrats should back Trump-Iran deal

US lawmaker Ro Khanna said the Democrats should welcome the peace deal between Donald Trump and Iran as he welcomed the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.”Democrats should support it,” he said in a post on X.

“…we can be relieved that gas and food costs will start coming down for Americans. And that no more American or civilian lives will be lost,” he added.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar15 June 2026 05:08

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Netanyahu sends birthday message to Trump after jeopardizing Iran peace deal

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has penned a birthday message to President Donald Trump as he turns 80 years old.

“Happy birthday Donald. This year your birthday comes at an auspicious time,” he wrote in a tribute on X, alongside a photo of the two world leaders clasping hands. “America celebrates 250 years of freedom – a great nation built on liberty and faith.”

He continued, “I wish you continued strength and vigor as you lead America towards a bright future of peace through strength, and as we continue to bring the U.S. – Israel alliance to ever greater heights.”

The birthday message came after Netanyahu defied Trump by striking Lebanon while the peace deal was near.

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Turkey and Japan welcome US-Iran peace deal

More countries are welcoming the peace deal between the US and Iran to end their months-long war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed the agreement, calling it an important step toward peace and stability in the Middle East.

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“I view the agreement reached between the United States and Iran as an important development for establishing peace and tranquility in our region,” Erdogan said in a post on X.

“I emphatically underscore the need to avoid rhetoric, provocations, and actions that could escalate tensions in the period leading up to the signing of the agreement, and to remain vigilant against possible sabotage,” he said.

Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi said Tokyo had actively pursued diplomatic efforts, saying that the priority was to calm the situation.

She said Japan expected the deal to be steadily implemented, free and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz to be secured, and a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear issue to be reached as soon as possible.

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Trump says ‘let the oil flow’

President Donald Trump has announced that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen on Friday once the peace deal with Iran was formally signed by both nations.

“I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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“Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” he added.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar15 June 2026 04:30

Oil prices fall to lowest since March as Trump announces peace deal

Oil prices slipped to their lowest since March after US president Donald ‌Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Brent crude futures fell $3.58, or 4.10 per cent, to $83.75 a barrel and US West Texas ​Intermediate was at $80.87, down $4.01, or 4.72 per cent.

Both contracts tumbled more than 3 per cent on Friday.

The world has lost ​millions of barrels of oil and gas supply since the war closed the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for a ‌fifth of ⁠the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, for more than three months.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar15 June 2026 04:15

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Trump lashes out at Netanyahu in angry phone call over Beirut attack

Donald Trump reportedly lashed out at Benjamin Netanyahu in an angry phone call following Israel’s attack on Beirut on Sunday.

In a post on Truth Social earlier today, the US president condemned the attack, stating it “should not have happened” so close to a peace deal with Iran.

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The chief foreign correspondent for Fox News said in a post on X: “President Trump said he asked Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu “what the f*** are you doing?” on a call after the Israeli strikes against Beirut.

“He told Netanyahu not to conduct additional strikes. The President told me he will ask Iran not to respond with missile fire toward Israel.”

Maryam Zakir-Hussain15 June 2026 04:00

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US official denied report Iran will get billions ‘up front’ under peace agreement: report

A U.S. official rebutted an Iranian state media report that Iran will be given billions under the terms of the newly announced peace agreement, according to a new report.

“A senior USG official involved in the process of the [memorandum of understanding] with Iran is denying a report being quoted from Iran media that Iran gets $12 billion up front,” Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, wrote on X on Sunday evening.

“The USG official said, as officials in the administration have for weeks, that the agreement is all performance-based,” she added.

Brendan Rascius15 June 2026 03:43

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Fox News host questions why details of peace deal haven’t been made public

Fox News host Mark Levin, a prominent ally and adviser of Trump, expressed frustration about the newly announced peace agreement.

“I have asked for days, why can’t we, the people, see the damn [memorandum of understanding]? Not through people briefed by an anonymous person. Honestly, I’ve never seen anything like this. If it is a great outcome for peace, then release it,” he wrote on X on Sunday evening.

Several other Trump allies, including Senator Lindsey Graham, have telegraphed concern about the deal, which officials say is poised to end months of fighting in the Middle East.

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Vance says the agreement could ‘fundamentally transform the Middle East for the next 50 years’

Vice President JD Vance said the newly announced peace agreement could “fundamentally transform the Middle East for the next 50 years.”

Speaking to Fox News, he said the deal would ensure that Iran will be barred from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He added that the administration is still determining who will attend the signing event in Switzerland.

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“I certainly plan to be there, but it’s possible the president himself could be there,” he said.

Brendan Rascius15 June 2026 03:05

A fleet of emergency services were called to the major road on Sunday (June 14) following a crash between the Yarm and Thornaby turn-offs just after midday. 

A black Mercedes came off the northbound side and ended up down an embankment – leaving one person trapped inside the vehicle after it crashed into a tree.

Firefighters had to free the 17-year-old driver – with the North East Ambulance Service confirming that he was taken to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. 

Cleveland Police said his condition is not believed to be life threatening.

The incident sparked severe delays along the route, with motorists queueing almost as far back as the Crathorne Interchange.

A force spokesperson said: “At 11.55am on Sunday 14 June police were called to a collision that occurred on the A19 northbound near to Maltby.

“It involved a black Mercedes that had left the carriageway and gone down the bottom of an embankment and crashed into a tree.

“Other emergency services were on scene including Cleveland Fire Brigade and North East Ambulance Service.

“The driver, aged 17, of the vehicle was safely extricated from the vehicle and taken to James Cook University Hospital with injuries that not believed to be life threatening.”

A Cleveland Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “We were informed by the ambulance service to say a van had come off the road and possibly hit a tree.

“We received the call at 11.54am. Police, ambulance, and fire are in attendance on the northbound side.

“We have two fire engines from Thornaby and one from Coulby Newham at the scene. Extrication is taking place, they are trying to get the person out of the vehicle.”

A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: “We were called to a road traffic incident on the A19 near Yarm Road, shortly after 11.50am on 14 June. 

We dispatched a double crewed ambulance, a clinical team leader, one vehicle from our Hazardous Area Response Team and were supported by the medical car from Great North Air Ambulance Service. 

“One patient was taken to James Cook Hospital.”

Anyone who has information is asked to call 101 or visit the website quoting reference number 114532.