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Campaigners launch ‘Insert Loved One Here’ photo tool to highlight inadequate infrastructure

Initiative from Cycling Embassy enables cyclists to show where poor design creates danger

British Cycling say Highway Code rule change could cut traffic queues by almost half

Demanding that turning vehicles give way would allow for two-phase traffic light sequences

Police forces across country embrace Cycling UK’s close pass mats

Only four forces have declined offer, three of those with good reasons

Crowdfunding campaign launched for new cycling and walking bridge across Thames from Brentford to Kew

£166k sought to pay for designs, surveys and pre-application planning application, among other things

Near Miss of the Day 1: Bus driver pulls out on cyclist on the A6006 in Nottinghamshire

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

Manchester could make 40 years of cycling progress in a decade says Dutch cycling campaigner

Andy Burnham says he is committed to making local travel easier and more sustainable

Petition calls for end to road surface dressing due to danger loose gravel poses to cyclists

Fresh petition launched - but Cycling UK says it isn't aware of any recent increase in the practice

Hundreds strip off in London and Manchester for World Naked Bike Ride

Passsers-by cheer on nude riders as they take to city streets in the sunshine in annual protest ride

Labour needs to focus on cycling to keep its young supporters on board

Former London Mayoral candidate Christian Wolmar says green issues are at the heart of future policy

11 things we’ve learned this week

Bike-themed election promises, Team Sky uncertainty and security debates in London - here's 11 bike-related things we've learned this week...

Cyclists in Sheffield to learn how Mini Holland could transform their city

Paul Gasson of Waltham Forest Cycling Campaign will speak to CycleSheffield AGM about London borough's scheme

London cyclists welcome Blackfriars Bridge anti-terror barriers – but will giant bollards cause rush-hour bottlenecks?

Route of hugely popular North-South Superhighway had extra security measures installed overnight

‘Fun and freedom’ the themes of Bike Week 2017

Annual event celebrating ‘everyday cycling for everyone’ to offer free bike checks

TfL says it is working to ensure anti-terrorism barriers on London bridges affect cyclists as little as possible

Cycle campaigners contact TfL and Met about how measures can provide security while also allowing people to continue cycling safely

Concern among London cyclists as anti-terrorism barriers on bridges take space from cycle lanes

Cycling UK says Met response to Saturday's terror attack "understandable and right" but raises concern about taking space from cycle lanes

Massachusetts Department of Transportation to advise drivers to use Dutch Reach

Not a legal requirement, but the method is being promoted to protect cyclists

Oxford newspaper launches helmet campaign after cyclist’s death

Offers discounts on helmets – but some may take issue with the tone of its campaign

Cycling App of the Week: Fill That Hole

Seen a nasty pot on your route? Want it fixed sooner rather than later? Fill That Hole is an app that could make it happen…

Friends of a cyclist left paralysed and stranded in a Spanish hospital crowdfund to bring him home

Generosity of strangers brings John Telfer closer to coming home

Petition calls for cars to be banned from parts of Oxford

Plea comes after student was killed earlier this month

‘If you want to save lives, reverse the cuts in traffic police’ says RoadPeace report

England and Wales has lost a quarter of its traffic police outside London since 2010

Huge cartoon cut-outs used to highlight safety message by US cycling campaigners

Eight of the eye-catching boards were installed on Massachusetts Avenue in Boston last night

Scotland’s 20 worst cycling collision blackspots named

Research from Sustrans looked at number of cyclist casualties and adjusted data for local levels of cycling

Day 1 of Bank Junction vehicle ban – but video shows some drivers ignoring it

Motorists to be sent Warning Notices rather than fined during opening weeks of 18-month trial

North Yorkshire Police becomes first force to get one of Cycling UK’s close pass mats

Forces across rest of UK to get their ones later this month after successful crowdfunding drive

London cyclists to hold flashmob tomorrow to celebrate first day of “historic” Bank Junction car ban

Taxis, cars, vans and lorries to be banned from 7am-7pm as junction given over to buses and bikes in 18-month trial

Campaign to research and revive 300+ miles of cycle ways boosted by big corporate backer

US firm Showers Pass gets behind plans to open up 1930s cycle routes

Residents release hundreds of rubber ducks into potholes to highlight dangerous problem

Oxfordshire villagers say the problem is getting out of hand

Routes revealed for next month’s World Naked Bike Ride in London

Seven start points for "bigger than ever" event, with nearly 20 other British towns and cities hosting similar rides this year

Stop Killing Cyclists to hold vigil and die-in outside Labour HQ this evening

Similar protest planned for Conservative HQ next week as group calls on parties to commit spend to cycling and tackle air pollution