Crime & Legal

Five-year-old boy killed after van driver knocks him off bike

School principal pays tribute to Ollie Simmons-Watt, calling him “a beautiful, happy, loving and charming little boy”

Three quarters of Brits don’t expect police to bother investigating bike thefts

According to a recently published YouGov survey, 84 percent also believe it’s unlikely that bike thieves will be caught and convicted

Cyclist bitten by dog… and then abused by owner

Police are searching for the pet owner after he aimed a volley of insults at the passing bike rider

‘Dangerous cycling is not a priority,’ police force says

No cyclists have been prosecuted for traffic offences in St Albans or Harpenden during the past two years, a Freedom of Information request has found

Near Miss of the Day 827: Two close passes and a screenwash shower

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Devon

Cyclists report multiple muggings and thefts on London cycle route

A warning has been painted on the entrance to a section of Cycleway 10 in south east London, following concerns over the path’s safety

Twin brothers accused of murdering charity cyclist after hitting him with car while drunk

Tony Parsons’ body was discovered at a farm near Bridge of Orchy in January 2021, more than three years after he disappeared

“If I assaulted children, I’d be locked up”: Father of teenage girls involved in Mathieu van der Poel hotel incident slams Dutch star’s fine

“He’s got every right to get angry, but not to do what he did”

“I’ve killed one of you guys before”: close pass driver who left cyclist fearing for his life gets police caution

The shocking road rage incident in Warwickshire was so serious the victim left his wife a message saying he loved her

Popular club cyclist hit and killed during time trial, van driver arrested

The driver of a Ford Transit van has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by driving without due care while unfit through drugs

London borough Conservative group posts images to social media likening low-traffic neighbourhoods to apartheid

Tottenham Conservatives – who have no seats on the council – claim they would “abolish Labour LTNs” introduced in Haringey

Mathieu van der Poel fined A$1,500 after pleading guilty to assault after hotel incident

Dutch star who abandoned World Championship road race has now left Australia

Coroner orders council to mend road defects after cyclist’s death

Assistant coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths report says Jennifer Dyer’s death following pothole crash “was avoidable”

Jury clears ‘hungover’ Porsche driver of killing cyclist by dangerous driving

Prosecution claimed James Bryan – driving home from a barbecue during lockdown – was texting when he struck and killed Andrew Jackson

Mathieu van der Poel charged with assault after incident at hotel hours before World Championship road race

Dutch rider who was among favourites to win today abandoned after 35km following overnight visit to police station

Near Miss of the Day 826: Police force lottery continues as no further action for this driver’s close pass on cyclist (video includes swearing)

"I know for a fact that Lancashire Constabulary would've acted if I was across the border, which is literally at the bottom of the road I was on"

Near Miss of the Day 825: Police refuse to prosecute because cyclist swore after driver pulled out on him

It's déjà vu in this edition of Near Miss of the Day, as a cyclist who was nearly hit by a driver pulling out of a side road was told no prosecution will happen because of his conduct

Middlesbrough man jailed after robbing bike from teenager

Meanwhile, West Yorkshire Police appeal after 16 year old was mugged for his e-bike by baseball bat-wielding thugs

Near Miss of the Day 824: Driver exiting golf club cuts up cyclist

“If I had not stopped I would have been run down,” said rider of incident in Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Make eye tests compulsory for older drivers, urges daughter of cyclist killed in crash

Currently, drivers over 70 self-declare that their eyesight meets minimum standards for driving

Road rage driver assaults teenage cyclist after clipping him with wing mirror

The enraged motorist allegedly dragged the teenager from his bike and threw him to the ground, before tossing the bike into a ditch

Cyclist who suffered brain injury after being struck by driver awarded £800,000

The motorist, who pulled into the cyclist’s path, had initially denied liability for the 2017 collision

CyclingMikey takes down fleeing suspect with bike (includes video)

“It felt a lot like playing hockey and taking a forward out of the play,” said the road safety activist

Italy’s Antimafia commission says Camorra may have been involved in Marco Pantani’s death

Almost two decades on, intrigue still surrounds death of Giro d'Italia and Tour de France winner

Cyclist who assaulted disabled driver jailed for 16 months

Ian MacMillan punched Thomas Johnstone after motorist waved his walking aid at him

Near Miss of the Day 823: The shocking moment a driver nearly crushes a child being towed in a bike trailer

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Cheshire

Drink driver who hit and nearly killed 13-year-old cyclist minutes after being refused service at pub jailed for just over two years

Ambrose Taylor had been refused another drink at one pub and was illegally driving to another when the incident happened

Cyclist suffers serious head injuries after crash with e-bike rider in Glasgow

Police say e-bike rider may be unaware of extent of other cyclist’s injuries

Near Miss of the Day 822: Cyclist squeezed by overtaking HGV driver at pinch point

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's West Yorkshire

Unlicensed HGV driver jailed for eight years for killing cyclist while under the influence of cocaine

Robert Whiting's provisional licence expired in 2002 and the tipper truck driver tested positive for cocaine after he killed mum-of-two Dr Ling Felce in Oxford in March