The victim needed 18 stitches in stab wounds to his hands, Airdrie Sheriff Court was told this week.

Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a girl was rushed to hospital in critical condition over the weekend

Brothers Tobias and Finley Rice, aged eight and five, were tragically killed in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall over half-term,

Matthew Isherwood told friends 'I've just hit someone' seconds after the incident

James Lawley, 81, was on a morning bike ride on his tricycle when he was struck by Matthew Isherwood, 28, in a black Seat Altea causing him to fall into the road.

Sophie Brimble, 20, died in a high-speed car crash but her family has spoken out to call for a law change after the driver was given an 'absolute discharge' under a 200-year-old law

Justinas Marinskas (41), of Castleview Lawns, Swords, Co Dublin pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to one count of careless driving causing the death of Eileen Dalton

Bilal Dawlatzai, 25, left two officers with neck, shoulder and back injuries when he hit the patrol car

A mother narrowly escaped being struck by a bullet in Middlesbrough, as her children slept upstairs when gunmen were hired to enforce a £20,000 drugs debt, Teesside Crown Court heard

Zulkernain Ahmed had been targeting a group of three riders over a dispute related to e-bikes

The RAC backs calls for courts to have power to order speeding offenders to have special technology fitted to their vehicles

Two men were arrested while 14 vehicles were banned from being driven.

Thousands are set to hit the roads this June bank holiday weekend as Gardaí launch a major road safety operation with checkpoints and speed vans across Ireland

Justin Whelan, 33, and Kayleigh Grant, 37, struck and killed motorcyclist Kevin Jones, 62, while travelling 88mph on a 40mph road

Uways Hussain, 20, and Usmon Mahmood, 23, have been jailed for causing the death of Sylvester Abayomi, 50, by dangerous driving after they sped at 139mph in a 30mph zone

A 41-year-old Iranian man was rushed to hospital with life threatening injuries, police have confirmed in the wake of the shocking incident

Many drivers could benefit - and even get an insurance discount too

With almost 19 million Brits set to hit the road over the bank holiday weekend, drivers are being warned

David Barker, 27, flipped his Skoda Octavia on Wolstanton High Street in Staffordshire after speeding at 76mph - Steven Field, 40, was thrown from the car through an open sun roof

Failing to do this 'five minute' task could result in a fine of up to £1,000

Joe McAldon, who was 17 at the time, killed his friend Max Greenhouse in a fatal crash just six days after passing his driving test when he lost control of his Vauxhall Corsa

Sean Connaughton, 54, was already banned from getting behind the wheel for four years for not being insured when he drove over Laura Connolly

Joshua Stewart, 21, smashed in to the cop vehicle in a stolen car following a pursuit through Aberdeen in January.

With a lot of conflicting noise about the importance of being able to see speed cameras, here is everything you need to know about whether your fine is valid.

One motorist was caught travelling at 147 km/h in an 80km/hr zone, while a total of 48 people have been arrested for driving under the influence

Drivers have been warned against wearing a common spring shoe behind the wheel as it could land them a £100 fine and penalty points on their driving licence

Kane Farragher, 24, drove the wrong way down a dual carriageway as he fled cops after taking cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine before crashing head-on into another car, killing passenger Taylor Jenkins

Darren Coffey, 41, was under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he took the £385,000 bulldozer and went on a wrecking spree across Wolverhampton in November last year

Joan Barwick was turning her Vauxhall Corsa into a petrol station forecourt when she ploughed into grandmother Linda Wareham, 78, who was out walking her dog on April 17 last year

New figures have shown a 'significant' proportion of disabled people are losing their vehicles under the Black Box scheme