Angry boyfriend deliberately crashes lorry into house

A trucker has admitted deliberately ramming his HGV into his girlfriend's home while two children were inside.

Derek Wellington reversed twice into the house in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, causing seven homes to be evacuated and two to be destroyed.

The bill for the damage came to £475,000.

Wellington pled guilty to a string of charges including culpable and reckless conduct to the danger of lives.