Crime & Legal

Police appeal to find bike of cyclist in London hit-and-run in which pedestrian died

Met issue fresh appeal and say rider abandoned bike before running away from scene

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Garmin Connect is coming back – slowly – as activities start syncing with Strava

Meanwhile, reports suggest that suspected ransomware attack is work of multimillionaire Russian hacker

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Four arrested after horrific Leicester hit and run

Victim hit from behind is police officer who had just come off shift

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Near Miss of the Day 447: Left-hook fail or Must Get In Front?

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

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Garmin issues FAQ as ransomware attack enters fourth day

Company says users' personal data is safe; also we look at five historical events which lasted less time than current outage

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Garmin Connect is down worldwide – but there’s a workaround

Outage has lasted several hours now, causing frustration for users

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“Coward” driver “used car as weapon” against cyclist

Judge tells Damon Browning he was lucky to avoid jail following road rage attack in Exeter

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Bike theft up almost 50 per cent in June following dip during early lockdown

Thieves are back in force with huge year-on-year jump in thefts logged by BikeRegister

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Stolen Brompton bike turns up in Indonesia

West London firm is asking Brompton owners in the country to keep an eye out for stolen NHS hire bike intended for key workers

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Jail for motorist, 84, who killed cyclist after being told not to drive due to failing eyesight

John Johnstone had twice been told to give up licence in months before crash near Aviemore that claimed Hanno Garbe's life

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Near Miss of the Day 445: “Lytham on a Saturday lunchtime, bloody death trap”

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

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Another Bikehangar break-in – but new security measures can now be installed

Cyclehoop to unveil Bikehangar 3.0 – but older unit was apparently broken open in just 5 seconds

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Van passenger hit cyclist with stick in unprovoked attack

Woman in her sixties left with red mark and bruising

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Near Miss of the Day 443: Impatient driver makes close pass through roadworks … to save a few seconds

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

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Massive haul of 100+ stolen bikes recovered in Bedford

Police following up report by theft victim of his bike being sold through social media got a surprise when they arrived at vendor's address

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Near Miss of the Day 442: Close pass on blind corner

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

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Near Miss of the Day 441: Close pass on exiting roundabout

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

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Police appeal to find cyclist after pedestrian dies following collision in east London

Fatal crash happened on Bow Road on Friday 3 July; police say rider did not stop at scene

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Tacey and Ovett triumph at Virtual Tour de France (+ video)

Zwift edition of cycling's biggest race heads to Mont Ventoux next Saturday and ends in Paris on Sunday

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Family of cyclist killed in Edinburgh tram track crash win compensation

Zhi Min Soh was run over by tour bus driver after coming off her bike on Princes Street in 2017

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Near Miss of the Day 440: Skip lorry driver undertakes cyclist

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

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Drug driver who killed Essex cyclist jailed for 28 months

David Hanson pleased guilty to causing Ben Greenslade’s death by dangerous driving

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CPS declines to prosecute speeding motorcyclist who killed 13-year-old cyclist

Prosecution deemed to be ‘not in the public interest’

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Cambridgeshire police appeal for witnesses after beeping motorist says his car was damaged by cyclist

'Can you imagine someone can stop in the middle of the road and use his bike to bang the side of the car and get off scot-free?'

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US city to repeal compulsory bike helmet law and allow cyclists to ride on pavements

News follows manager of helmet brand saying this week that they can’t be designed specifically for collisions involving motor vehicles

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Near Miss of the Day 439: Overtaking driver bails out due to oncoming traffic

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

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Cyclist pushed into canal by gang who stole bike

Police in Wolverhampton say there have been a number of similar incidents on the city’s towpaths

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Near Miss of the Day 438: Horsebox driver overtakes cyclist so closely that rider could bang the door

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

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Woman riding popular mountain bike trail left bruised after attack by man wielding stick

Incident involving dog-walker happened in Sallowvallets, Forest of Dean last Thursday

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“Lights displayed” not “licence plate” says Met in response to outcry over video of officer stopping black cyclist

Whatever the officer said, many will still feel that neither had much to do with why police pulled him over

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