Crime & Legal

Near Miss of the Day 347: Yet another needless close pass

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

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Warning after Grimsby cyclist rides into barbed wire trap

Kat Slater's husband managed to shout warning before she hit wire stretched across path

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Nurse’s message to thief who stole her bike: “I may be looking after your relative”

Catherine Harding discovered bike had been stolen when she clocked off 11-hour shift on Christmas Eve

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Nic Dlamini updates on broken arm; five park rangers suspended

NTT Pro Cycling rider does not know when he will be back riding; major law firm is acting for him

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Near Miss of the Day 346: Intimidating driver leans on horn ahead of close pass

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country

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Police in Dublin find more than 100 stolen bikes worth €250,000

Dozens of high-end bikes were discovered in shipping container

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Near Miss of the Day 345: Lorry driver in ultra-close pass (includes swearing)

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

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Police appeal after teenage cyclist killed near Truro

Fatal crash happened near Stithians on Saturday lunchtime

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Anti-terrorism barriers for one of UK’s busiest streets for cycling

Cambridge City Council trial at King's Parade goes live next month - but concerns have been expressed on effect on cyclists

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Near Miss of the Day 343: A Christmas catalogue … of poor driving

Our regular feature showing close passes from around the country ... today, it's Lancashire

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Inquest hears driver would only have seen cyclist for less than 2 seconds before fatal crash

James Corlett was attempting to cross country road in Nottinghamshire when motorist hit him

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Man arrested after cyclist killed in West Yorkshire hit-and-run

Fatal crash happened in South Elmsall yesterday morning

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Coventry motorist who killed teenage cyclist was driving at motorway speeds in 40mph zone

“If Rai had been driving at 40mph, I believe he would have been able to slow down in time to see Ryan”

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Cyclists receive 91 per cent of tickets on London commuting corridor

Police accused of "disproportionate" focus on people cycling on Cycleway 2, which runs along a busy dual carriageway, after a Freedom of Information request response

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Near Miss of the Day 342: Ban for driver who made 90mph close pass on cyclist

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

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Jess Varnish given go-ahead to appeal employment tribunal decision in British Cycling case

Former track sprinter lost case in January that tried to establish grounds for suing for unfair dismissal

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Dublin’s Royal Canal at risk of becoming no-go zone for cyclists after violent assaults

Cyclists advised to pair up for safety after two lone riders attacked by youths with metal bars in separate incidents

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STOLEN BIKE ALERT: Three track bikes and a derny taken from Scunthorpe club in ‘targeted’ theft

Quibell VeloSport says it has no cash to replace bikes stolen from container unit

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Dr Richard Freeman tribunal adjourned on medical grounds – unlikely to resume before May

Ex-British Cycling and Team Sky medic said to have mental health 'crisis' last week

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Councillor who slammed ‘alarming’ cyclists ‘caught speeding’ by Speedwatch group he set up

Gregg Manning claimed in June that 30mph cyclists 'more alarming' than 50mph motorists

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Driver ‘dazzled’ by sun who killed cyclist handed suspended sentence

Witness driving on same road reduced speed to 5mph due to 'brightest he had ever seen it'

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Near Miss of the Day 341: Close pass followed by not so seasonal greeting

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

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Lorry driver who killed cyclist failed to give way and had cocaine in his system

Joseph Large was squinting into the sun when he pulled out of junction in refuse truck

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Irish cyclist who ran red light awarded €20,000 after motorist hit him and then drove over his foot

Driver didn’t look left when pulling out of side road because nearby pelican crossing was on red

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Complaints upheld after police failed to act against driver who left cyclist with spinal injuries

Campbell Hutcheson was hit while stationary at a junction

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Council being sued by three cyclists injured as they rode through ford

All three women suffered fractures due to "more slippery than ice" road surface in Leicestershire

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Shane Sutton alleged to have used Coke can full of urine to avoid positive drugs test

Richard Freeman's lawyer outlines questions she would have put to Australian had he not walked out of medical tribunal last month

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Richard Freeman’s lawyer tells tribunal Shane Sutton was ‘hostile … because he knows the truth’

Mary O’Rourke insists he ‘fled’ from cross-examination ‘before questions he knew were coming’

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Warwickshire man jailed after stealing police bait bike

Police tracked Darren Considine ‘within minutes’ of him taking bike in Leamington Spa

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Near Miss of the Day 340: Pointless close pass as cyclist rides through door zone

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

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