Crime & Legal

Police urged to act against motorist who drove from John O’Groats to Land’s End in under 10 hours

Tommy Davies averaged 90 miles an hour on end-to-end drive and boasted of fitting car with equipment to thwart police

Near Miss of the Day 146: The ‘Normal for London’ edition

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s London

Near Miss of the Day 144: Cyclist forced onto pavement to avoid turning lorry

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s London

Hampshire man pushed off shared use path and into oncoming car

Attacker alleged to have said “you should be cycling on the road”

New Forest MP calls for mandatory bike bells

Julian Lewis says people should be able to go about their business “without fear of being mown down by silent rogue cyclists"

Near Miss of the Day 142: Cyclist hears screeching wheels …

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s West Yorkshire

Video: Cyclist finds car stolen from his wife in traffic – driver flees

Witnesses chased after woman at wheel, who now faces charge of grand theft auto, says LAPD

Thames Valley Police sack officer who attacked cyclist with baton

PC Adam Scarratt held to have used excessive force and to have lied about incident afterwards

Near Miss of the Day 141: Two close-passing lorry drivers

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s South Yorkshire

Cardiff driver who killed cyclist deliberately veered onto wrong side of road to scare girlfriend during argument

Eurico Costa jailed for four-and-a-half years and banned from driving for five

Caught by Strava – US cyclist charged with malicious wounding after being identified from one of his recent uploads

Incident occurred on local trail

Police in Surrey town giving yellow cards to pedestrian zone cyclists

Local campaigner calls initiative "utterly stupid" while Cycling UK questions why it was brought in

Shopping centre group obtains High Court injunction banning anti-social cycling

Cycling UK says move seems "excessive" - and warns it could apply to shoppers looking for somewhere to park their bike

Near Miss of the Day 138: Driver of Met Police van in Operation REALLY Close Pass

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s London

Near Miss of the Day 137: Needless – and dangerous – overtake at pinch point

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Surrey

Round-the-world cyclists found dead in Mexico believed to have been murdered

Holger Hagenbusch from Germany and Polish citizen Krzysztof Chmielewski were initially thought t have fallen into a ravine

New South Wales introduces minimum passing distance law

Motorists in Australian state now face fines if they don't give cyclists sufficient room

Rise in number of drivers found guilty of traffic offences

Number of motorists convicted of dangerous driving offences jumps by more than half since 2013

MP who has called for tougher laws on dangerous cycling appointed London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport

Heidi Alexander called on Theresa May to reform legislation shortly before government announced cycle safety review

Near Miss of the Day 135: Cyclist’s new action camera gets its first close pass

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Stoke-on-Trent

Near Miss of the Day 134: Lorry driver makes close overtake followed by punishment pass

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s London

Hung jury may mean retrial for driver who killed Kent cyclist

Ayasha Penfold hit cyclist John Durey in head-on crash in May last year

Near Miss of the Day 133: Breakfast-eating close pass driver fined

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s London

Near Miss of the Day 132: Foreign-registered van in close pass – but police take no action

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s London

US driver who killed five cyclists found guilty of murder

Charles Pickett Jr, who was on drugs when he ploughed into group of riders in Michigan in 2016, faces life in jail

Near Miss of the Day 131: Mobile home driver (and cyclist) in close pass

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Hampshire and a video that was too much for Youtube (well, temporarily)

Football superstar Lionel Messi wins seven-year trademark battle against Spanish bike brand Massi

EU court rules that FC Barcelona star can use his surname for sports products, overturning earlier ruling

Police in Belgium are loaning bikes to cycle theft victims

10-strong short-term loan fleet in Veurne comprises recovered bikes unclaimed by owners

Hit and run driver who killed cyclist loses appeal against sentence

Paul Zagar was jailed for six years in June following August 2015 death of David Ardron in Berkshire

‘Near Miss’ of the Day 130: Overtaking driver clips cyclist with wing mirror

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Northamptonshire