Scots driver seriously injured by boy racers in horror smash says his 'life will never be the same'

Scots businessman says the only reason he is still alive today is because he was handed an 11-year prison sentence. Darren Wright was part of a hooded gang who stormed Javed Mukhtar ’s Glasgow home at gunpoint in September 2006, held him captive for 25 days hooded and in handcuffs, and demanded £2.5million for his safe return.

Dumbarton l ast night. Cops have launched a manhunt for two suspects aged between 17 and 20-year-old after the serious assault on Saturday.

Thornliebank and died in front of his mum, Phyllis Ferns. He was in his Audi A3 on Crebar Street when a man approached and assaulted him.

gunpoint has hit out at a compensation scheme for crime victims.Alistair Rankin, 52, who was awarded £6100 in criminal injuries, claims the payout didn’t reflect the trauma he still suffers six years after the ordeal.The dad said he continues to take medication and goes to therapy to cope.The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) originally offered the taxi driver just £1000 before he challenged the decision.Alistair said: “My life has never been the same.

Glasgow on Saturday April 17.

takeaway delivery driver urinated in the carpeted hallway of his building.The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, had let the fast food man into the block of flats in Ayr on Thursday evening after hearing the main door buzzer go.But the resident was horrified to discover the man had ‘relieved himself’ in the public stairwell, close to his front door and in full view of a large window.The revolting moment was captured on CCTV which has been sent to the Daily Record.It shows the man walking up

hospital after being assaulted at a Scots barber shop. We told earlier today how emergency raced to the scene outside S.

blade attack on a Scots street has been released from hospital. We told earlier today how cops were hunting the knifeman who slashed terrified 52-year-old man in in Dalskeith Road, Ferguslie, Paisley.

arrested after a man was seriously injured in a 'disturbance' in Greenock. Police raced to Holmscroft Avenue in the Inverclyde town, close to Greenock Health Centre, just after 4.30pm on Saturday April 10.

Perth on Friday April 2.

five times the limit while behind the wheel on a Scots road. Police stopped the motor on the A79 Prestwick loop road near to the Monktonhead Roundabout at Monkton around 8pm on Saturday April 3.They suspected the 52-year-old to be driving under the influence.

motorist who ran over a stab victim lying on the road turned Good Samaritan when he stopped and rushed the man to hospital.Salam Ibrahim, 33, was at the wheel of his VW Golf when he drove over Steven Cartwright, 35, who was lying on his back on the road at George Street, Paisley, in the early hours of May 1, last year.Ibrahim quickly phoned an ambulance to report the accident and joined witnesses in rushing to Mr Cartwright’s aid as he lay suffering from severe crush injuries and stab wounds ,

taxi driver left a passenger with a 29-inch scar after reversing over her and breaking her leg when she got out of his car.Gerald Burns did not realise Maria Reid, who has since passed away, was behind his vehicle after he dropped her off.Burns, 53, reversed over her, believing she was actually a pothole, as she stood behind his car trying to catch her breath.She was rushed to hospital for treatment following the incident and had surgery to place supporting pins into the break, leaving her with

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Scots Disney fans will never look at the Moana the same after rude sounding lyrics from the innocent cartoon went viral.The sweet 2016 cartoon based on stories from Polynesian mythology tells the story of the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti.When a blight

horror crash in the Highlands.The two teenagers were passengers in a blue Audi RS4 which was being driven west on the B817 near Fyrish at around 9.35pm on Saturday, March 27.The vehicle then turned onto the B9176, known locally as Struie Road, where it appears to have lost control before crashing into a wall near Fyrish Substation.Emergency services raced to the scene but the male teenager was tragically pronounced dead a short time later.A 15-year-old girl, who was a rear seat passenger, was

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lorry fire and rescued a fellow motorist by pulling him out of the passenger window. Lee Metcalf has been hailed as a "true hero" after he saved a lorry driver on Monday afternoon on the M74 at junction 12, near Abington.

horror crash on a Scots road and a young woman 'seriously injured'. Emergency services raced to the scene after the fatal collision between a silver Vauxhall Corsa and a white Honda Jazz near Dumfries yesterday around noon on the B725 Dumfries to Glencaple road.