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Cycling UK and AA urge Government to get tough on drivers who use mobile phones at wheel

Organisations also say motorists with 12 points should only be allowed to keep licence “in truly extraordinary circumstances"

Video: Gaza Woman challenges unwritten cycling ban

Gaza teacher risks ostracisation and verbal abuse in a country where women are too afraid of the social implications, and the authorities, to ride bikes

Deputy mayor responds to criticism of Sadiq Khan over progress being made on cycling in London

Val Shawcross addresses concerns raised by former Cycling Commissioner Andrew Gilligan and insists Khan will be capital’s “most cycling-friendly mayor” ever

Helmetcam cyclist’s neighbours are sent threatening letters

Shun your neighbour or your pets will be poisoned - locals told

Cycling UK backs AA’s #NeverTextDrive campaign (+ video)

The AA’s Edmund King says there is an ‘epidemic’ of mobile phone use at the wheel

Met Police under pressure to trial close pass initiative in London

Campaigners and fellow police officers say there is no reason why the award-winning Give Space, be Safe initiative, started by West Midlands Police, shouldn't work across the country

Speeding & driver distraction seen as biggest road dangers – but many admit to going too fast, or driving while distracted, survey finds

“What drivers believe is the biggest threat, and the bad behaviours they engage in, don’t match up,” says charity Brake

Help Herne Hill Velodrome get a £7k coffee machine…via Twitter

Software company, Convene, is offering to donate the La Marzocco coffee machine to the iconic South London velodrome in return for 1.5k Twitter followers

Boardman makes clarification following latest revelation over “scrapped” Westway cycle superhighway

British Cycling policy advisor, Chris Boardman, defends Mayor's team support for cycling and suggests Mayor's office meet with former cycling commissioner Andrew Gilligan

Petition demanding cyclists be licensed, taxed & insured rewritten after catalogue of mistakes pointed out

"The public roads used by motor vehicles are becoming unsafe to use due to one particular community that feel they are eligible to cycle on public UK roads," claims motorist

Campaigners call for early ban on dangerous HGVs

Concerned at recent cyclist deaths involving lorries, some are calling for a ban on the most dangerous HGVs to be brought forward from 2020 to 2017

Die-in and City Hall vigil tonight for Italian prince killed cycling

Stop Killing Cyclists has organised a vigil from 5.30pm tonight outside City Hall

200 people cycle in support of Glasgow’s Bears Way

Ride, which included families and children, came after Scottish transport minister announces taskforce to tackle recent 'bikelash' against protected cycle routes in Scotland

Government must “stop dithering” after High Court air pollution ruling

After a ruling the government's Air Quality Plan has failed to tackle air pollution Cycling UK is calling for a reallocation of £15bn roads fund to walking and cycling

Police stop 100s of law-abiding cyclists in ‘safety’ drive – after saying they don’t have manpower to investigate close passes

Almost 500 riders stopped in Hampshire operation, with 34 fined as operation met by social media backlash

Cycling campaigners called for Battersea road changes months before waitress death

Wandsworth Council said road safety on Lavender Hill road that saw Italian Lucia Ciccioli killed last week would only be reviewed if three people die

Cyclist killed in London HGV collision named – Stop Killing Cyclists to hold vigil and die-in

Lucia Ciccioli was sixth London cyclist to die in a collision this year

CS11 protester says group she heads not behind Regent’s Park tacks

Claims campaigners ‘are not anti-cyclist’

London’s deputy mayor confirms 2017 consultations on long awaited Cycle Superhighways

Val Shawcross tells LCC AGM that plans for routes from Woolwich and Hounslow will be unveiled in New Year

Cycling Scotland conference to look at how to get Scots into the saddle

Scotland's falling cycling levels and recent backlash against protected bike lanes may also be up for debate next week

Tacks spread at Regent’s Park on planned Cycle Superhighway 11 route

Cyclists suffered punctures on Outer Circle in Friday following previous incident elsewhere in royal park

LTDA claims “gross misrepresentation” on cycling opposition

However, the taxi drivers' association, which has protested every major cycle route proposed in London, won't clarify what its "better balance for all road users" means

Motorcycle group echoes unsubstantiated bike lane congestion claims

Motorcycle Action Group reiterates incorrect interpretation of INRIX report which actually states cycle lanes will help cut congestion by 20%

Yorkshire district to reverse 117-year-old cycling ban

Selby Council says the "outdated" bans no longer reflect how parks are used in bid to become a more cycle friendly destination as Yorkshire's cycling profile grows exponentially

One week to save key London cycle route, warn campaigners

Doubling of the Tavistock Place cycle track has seen a 65% increase in cyclists at peak times, with a 21% decrease in Nitrogen Dioxide

Business group suggests “dramatic rethink” of bike lanes

The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry suggests Cycle Superhighways, which carry thousands at peak times, should not be "permanent part of the infrastructure"

Petition to save Bears Way nudges 2,000 signatures

A "Complete the Bears Way" petition is edging closer to the 2,400 signatures achieved by an earlier petition to rip the cycle route out

Taxi drivers association dubbed “duplicitous” on anti-bike stance

Licensed Taxi Drivers Association members protested a cycle superhighway route on Saturday after its General Secretary claimed he didn't oppose cycle routes. The LTDA has protested every major cycle route proposed in London

Ryanair boss accused of inciting hatred against “bloody cyclists”

Michael O’Leary claims Dublin City Council engaged in “nonsensical pandering” to people on bikes

New report estimates subterranean cycle route cost at £2.8m

An earlier report, which condemned the Queensbury Tunnel to abandonment, overestimated repair costs by more than £30 million, a new report by campaigners claims