Crime & Legal

Press watchdog rejects complaint over The Sun’s “Lunatic Highway Code” article

IPSO rules that FairFuel UK founder Howard Cox’s column “was clearly presented as an exaggerated and comedic piece of writing”

Is Essex ready for RideLondon? Police defends silence over road safety issues

Exclusive: Essex police says road safety "a priority" with data-led Vision Zero plans and "Extra Eyes" team expansion

Near Miss of the Day 724: Driver cuts up cyclist on mini-roundabout

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

Man caught trying to steal bike… from a police station

Thief in Glasgow told that “Stealing a bike from the back of a police station is not exactly the brightest move”

Near Miss of the Day 723: Driver overtakes family of cyclists and almost collides with car pulling out of junction

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Greater Manchester...

Thieves attempting to steal bike using angle grinder thwarted by passing locals

The thieves were caught on camera trying to steal a nurse’s bike from a busy city centre street in Edinburgh

Driver failed to brake or take evasive action before fatally striking cyclist, court told

The motorist has also been charged with driving a vehicle in dangerous condition after a 66-year-old cyclist was killed in a collision in August 2019

Near Miss of the Day 722: Bus driver in needless and dangerous overtake

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

Cyclist killed after touch of wheels on group ride sent him into path of car, inquest hears

Matthew Reeves died at scene of crash in Somerset while riding with fellow members of Bath Cycling Club

Driver convicted after reversing into cyclists and calling them “English bastards”

Gareth Jones will be sentenced next month regarding incident near Beaumaris on Anglesey last year

Near Miss of the Day 721: “I thought my number was up” says cyclist after bus driver’s shocking overtake

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

Carabinieri officer in Italy almost doors cyclist – then fines him for not wearing mask

Rider fell foul of law when he got off after being pulled over by police shortly after near miss in Turin

Near Miss of the Day 720: Impatient driver almost causes collision with oncoming vehicle on steep climb

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

Near Miss of the Day 719: Oncoming van driver ignores cyclist — company promises to talk with driver (video includes swearing)

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

Bike theft falls by 11.5%, according to figures from more than 40 UK police forces

There were 64,500 reported bicycle thefts in the UK in 2021, compared to 72,920 in 2020

Road rage driver who rammed cyclist off bike after pursuit avoids jail

Tanveer Ahmed followed the rider before deliberately knocking him off his bike after the cyclist damaged the driver's wing mirror

Serial thief with 126 convictions who stole over £1,000 of goods from Rutland Cycling to ‘buy his daughter a birthday present’ avoids jail

Despite having over 120 previous offences on his record, James Kulesza was given a "final, final chance" after stealing items such as pedals and lights from the retailer

Suspended sentence for hit-and-run driver who knocked child off bike and denied having been in crash

Court told that driver may not have faced charges had she stopped at scene since CCTV footage suggested crash was young cyclist’s fault

Near Miss of the Day 718: Driver almost hits cyclist on roundabout

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

Cycling police officer catches dangerous driver red-handed during close pass operation

The motorist was reported for driving without due care and attention for cutting up the officer, who was participating in a close pass operation in Malvern

More than 100 Giant e-bikes raided from lorry during A12 robbery

The robbery comes less than a month after organised criminals raided a lorry in Germany, taking Shimano components for 10,000 bikes

Near Miss of the Day 717: Bang on the side for coach driver who commits extremely close pass towards oncoming cars

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

Driver “used car as a weapon” in road rage hit-and-run attack on cyclist

The motorist, who believed the cyclist had deliberately damaged his wing mirror, rammed the victim off his bike before driving away

Near Miss of the Day 716: “Just couldn’t wait!” Driver almost hits oncoming motorist rushing overtake

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

Near Miss of the Day 715: Driver clips cyclist’s handlebars overtaking on tight bend

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

Near Miss of the Day 714 (updated): Police stand by comments questioning cyclist’s positioning despite Highway Code changes

South Wales Police say that the response was given "according to the Highway Code as it stood then", and that they would be not be updating their response retrospectively

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Near Miss of the Day 713: Driver asked not to close pass… then does it again

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

Police warning after spate of high-end bike thefts in New Forest

There have been 26 reported thefts in the area of bikes worth between £2,000 and £7,000 since November

Near Miss of the Day 712: Driver overtakes cyclist at entrance to narrow bridge … and saves two seconds

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

Near Miss of the Day 711: Amsterdam bus driver pulls in on cyclist

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country and beyond - today it's the Netherlands