Police have launched a murder inquiry after a man was deliberately knocked down in North Lanarkshire. The pick-up/tipper van was driven at the 23-year-old victim and his 31-year-old friend in Crindledyke Crescent, Newmains, at about 22:50 on Tuesday. The victim, named locally as Frank Baxter, died a short time later in Wishaw General Hospital. His friend is being treated for leg injuries, and is...