Crime & Legal

“No plans to introduce registration plates” for cyclists, insists Grant Shapps

“This is not a plan which is somehow going after cyclists,” Transport Secretary maintains

Cyclist stabbed multiple times by gang who stole his bike

Victim taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after robbery this morning

Man cycling with family hit in face with bottle by passer-by

Victim sustained lacerations to face in assault by group of men in Dorset earlier this month

Green Party: Government’s “anti-cycling narrative” creates danger for cyclists

Spokesperson slams Grant Shapps’ comments on number plates, compulsory insurance and speed limits for cyclists

“You’re not going to prison for this,” judge tells teen cyclist who injured pedestrian

Robert Mobey, 18, pleaded guilty to causing bodily harm through wanton or furious driving

Motorist speeding at 80mph before he killed schoolboy cycling home jailed for five years

"You drove at 80mph — a speed which is breathtaking": Judge Lord Mulholland told Sami Ula Jabbar who was also disqualified from driving for 12 years

Man arrested as 13-year-old cyclist remains in critical condition following serious collision

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving

Major cycling retailer warns customers of fake website scam

Scammers mimicking Cycle SuperStore have contacted customers to say they have won a competition and should hand over credit card details

“I have honour, integrity”: Phone driver launches bizarre rant at CyclingMikey – before mounting footpath

“I was following the correct protocols,” said the “ex-military” man, shortly after hitting the kerb

Speeding lorry driver who killed 71-year-old cyclist jailed for seven months

The motorist, who reportedly “just didn’t see the cyclist”, had experienced a near miss with a van driver minutes before the fatal collision

One in three cyclists still feel unsafe on British roads despite Highway Code changes, according to new survey

Cycleplan says results of poll show continued lack of awareness among drivers of new rules and calls on government to run public awareness campaign

Near Miss of the Day 813: Audi driver passes oncoming cyclist at speed on narrow country lane

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country – today it’s Norfolk

Police chief says clip of Range Rover driver hitting cyclist with car doesn’t tell full story

Northamptonshire Police’s Nick Adderley confirmed that no further action will be taken against the motorist after CCTV footage was reviewed

Near Miss of the Day 812: Van driver hits cyclist during impatient overtake on country lane

Is it still a near miss if the driver's wing mirror and towing load hits you?

Police failed to catch a bike thief in 87% of affected neighbourhoods in past three years

A total of 20,900 neighbourhoods where there had been at least one bike theft since June 2019 had seen all cases closed without a suspect being identified or charged, a Telegraph investigation found

Near Miss of the Day 811: Van driver pushes cyclist against kerb

"The van moved into my lane, squeezing me, causing my pedal to strike the raised kerb"

“It’s only a matter of time until somebody is killed”: Top Irish cyclocross racer back cycling two weeks after breaking bones in crash caused by trail trap

Seán Nolan broke four ribs and two vertebrae, as well as suffering a partially collapsed lung after riding into a trap on a mountain bike trail in County Louth

“Where is the effort being put into dangerous driving which kills, maims and destroys lives?”: All the reaction to government plan to introduce death by dangerous cycling law

New legislation to be included in the Transport Bill which will begin its passage through Parliament later this year

Cyclist driven into by Range Rover driver blasts “victim-blaming twaddle” from police who initially refused to take action

Chief Constable for Northamptonshire Police intervenes to say incident will be "reviewed and reassessed" after initial response said cyclist placed himself "in harm's way"

Pro cyclist no longer rides alone after two ‘bikejacking’ attempts as violent incidents increase

Jennifer George says the two attacks nearly made her quit cycling altogether, with the Met Police and Surrey Police reporting a number of incidents in recent months

Cambridge cyclist mugged at knifepoint by moped robbers

Robbery happened on Mill Road earlier this week

Police officer dishes out fines to cyclists – then crashes his SUV into one in a cycle lane

Toronto cop claimed sun was in his eyes when he drove into rider

Inquest hears how cyclist died after freak collision with lamppost

Reece Thompson, aged 19, was a talented sportsman and leaves behind an infant son

Government to crack down on “reckless” riders with causing death by dangerous cycling law

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says current furious driving law is “a legal relic of the horse-drawn era”

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Drug driver sentenced to 21 months in prison for killing cyclist – seconds after using his phone to text friend

Kornel Marcinek was also driving over the speed limit and without insurance when he fatally struck 33-year-old cyclist Joe Burton from behind

Prolific thief jailed for deliberately driving into cyclist before passenger made off with bike

Robert Smith and an accomplice targeted the lone cyclist as he rode down an alley, and then threatened him with a machete

Near Miss of the Day 810: Reckless overtake towards oncoming cyclist and bus… and some afters from the impatient driver

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country – today it's Staffordshire

Road rage motorist assaults cyclist and steals his camera after accusing him of ‘not riding in the bike lane’

65-year-old Glenn Holland suffered a dislocated shoulder and broken arm after being pushed by a driver following a crash on a one-way street

Near Miss of the Day 809: “Just doesn’t get closer than this” – Cyclist squeezed between van and kerb at bike lane pinch point

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the UK and Ireland – today it’s Cork

Driver who killed two cyclists during charity ride “didn’t understand severity” of incident, says prosecutor

The motorist, who has a history of driving under the influence of drugs, allegedly told police that the scene “almost looks real”