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Police warn of Southampton bike theft spree

People living in Shirley area of city warned to lock up their bikes

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Die-in planned at Transport for London headquarters as ‘save our cyclists’ petition hits over 18,000 names

Anger grows over deaths of five London cyclists this month

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Scottish cycling provision “decades behind” despite handful of good local authorities

Study commends five outstanding authorities but transport minister says focus should be on commuters

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Boris Johnson accused of victim-blaming over London cyclist deaths

Round-up of reaction to news of fifth cyclist fatality in London this month

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“People keep dying and I don’t want to die” – we speak to cyclists at last night’s Bow flashride

Hundreds turn out to call for safer roads in London as November death toll rises

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Passers-by lift car off stricken cyclist

Woman had been trapped under vehicle following collision

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Two cyclists dead and two seriously injured on a grim day on Britain’s roads

Croydon bus collision results in third London cycling fatality in a week; Cheshire cylist killed in lorry hit and run

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Edinburgh cyclist injured by clothes line strung across cycle path

Police investigating; second cyclist narrowly avoided another trap nearby

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Kate Hoey calls for bikes to be registered and cyclists to pay “road tax”

Labour politician says she'd like to see more people cycling... but she has a funny way of encouraging them

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Edinburgh police launch equal-opportunity roads crackdown

Drivers and cyclists targeted in two-stage winter blitz

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Cambridge pensioner guilty of assault after tipping dog excrement over cyclist

Court hears that former civil servant harboured grudge against bike riders

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Architect Francis Golding, injured at Holborn last week, dies of injuries

Tenth cyclist to die in London this year

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Andrew Gilligan says cyclists may be safer without safety gear

London Cycling Commissioner addresses Cycling Scotland conference in Glasgow

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1 in 10 cyclists jump red lights, says Sunday Times

Highest levels found at Manchester junction identified as city's most dangerous for riders

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Success! Pressure from Bath cyclists leads to council reconsideration of A4 development

Council's new plans now include cycle paths and wider roads

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London Assembly calls on Boris to sort out Cycle Superhighway safety issues as soon as possible

Motion applauded new segregated lanes but called for action on 'blue painted lines' across rest of network

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Edinburgh snub pothole repairs for more cycle paths

But is this prioritisation really in the best interest of cyclists?

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Cycle hire hub plans revealed in Plymouth

Is smaller better?

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Cycling sales boom at Halfords as retailer posts interim results

Growth due to better weather this spring and summer and continued British success

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Free lights for kids as Dorset & Cambridge police tackle unlit cycling

Adults get seven days to light up in annual autumn crackdowns

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£60 a trip: Low usage could see Dumfries cycle hire scheme scrapped

Two hires a day at cost of £60 - councillor says it would be cheaper to buy users their own bikes

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Boris Johnson announces Cycle Superhighway improvements as he opens new section of CS2

Over 100 new staff for TfL cycling division, new North-South 'CrossRail for bikes'

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Third cyclist killed on London Cycle Superhighway, tipper lorry involved

Latest death 2 weeks after Coroner's report into earlier fatalities

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Boris Johnson admits riding bike without rear light

London's Mayor caught out by cabbie... also repeats rickshaw ban pledge

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Annual Oxford bike lights crackdown sees 171 cyclists fined

Operation comes as CTC provides bike training to Oxford freshers

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London police seek armed robber who fired shots as he made his escape by bike

Man had tried to hold up betting shop in Holborn this morning

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Does the way you ride say what sort of employee you’d be? Lucy Kellaway thinks it might.

Financial Times columnist suggests replacing psychometric tests with a bike ride with the boss

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Jon Snow: cyclists ‘behave extremely badly’ and I don’t know a single one who hasn’t jumped a red light

Veteran broadcaster, and CTC President, suggests congestion charges in more urban centres, with constantly rising prices, is key to safety

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Bikes banned from Sheffield-Rotherham trams in a blow for integrated transport

Risk assessment claims bikes could dirty passengers' clothes or 'become a projectile'

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We have a Vulpine Schwag Grab winner!

Someone's walking off with some top Autumn gear - is it you?

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