Crime & Legal

Video: European Bike Stealing Championships 2015

Amsterdam, Prague and Rome vie for top prize ... but is everything as it seems?

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Driver swore at cyclist and then deliberately drove into her

Joseph Butland given 140 hours community service plus a driving ban

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More than 40 cyclists fined in Manchester crackdown – but police find motorists are committing double the offences

Fined cyclists can opt to take a £30 course instead of paying the £50 penalty

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Driver who killed cyclist was turning left from wrong lane

Martin Porter QC questions why driver was not prosecuted

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Volvo to accept full responsibility for collisions caused by its driverless cars

Swedish company issues challenge to rivals and showcases interior of self-drive concept car

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York Police clamp down on cyclists riding without lights

Thirty-six cyclists stopped in one night

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HGV operator’s licence revoked after its actions led to the death of two cyclists

CTC welcomes ban but asks why it has taken 28 months

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Cyclist killed in collision with bus in County Durham

Victim is local man believed to be aged in his 80s

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Seven-figure settlement for Mary Bowers, who inspired Times cycle safety campaign

31-year-old remains "minimally conscious" four years after horrific crash

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Coroner: Lorry driver “would not have expected” to encounter cyclist he killed

David O'Connell lost life in collision on A40 in Gloucestershire last January

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“Road rage” driver pleads guilty to causing death of cycling campaigner John Radford

Victim died 16 months after incident in what may be first case of its kind involving a cyclist

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Two organisers’ legal battle to hold a sportive at the same time

ITP Events Ltd and Lincoln Grand Prix both claim rights to the Lincoln Grand Prix Sportive

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Police appeal after woman punched off her bike in Bristol

The assault happened at 2.20pm on Tuesday in the Hengrove area of Bristol, causing the woman to fall to the pavement

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Cycle-specific insurance — Your questions answered

What's covered and why should you even bother? Insurers respond

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London cyclist dies following collision with another bike rider

Police appeal for witnesses after fatal incident on New King's Road on Monday evening

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Suspended sentence for driver who killed cyclist on Isle of Man upheld following appeal

Attorney General’s Chambers had considered sentence ‘unduly lenient’

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Cyclist has stolen bike recovered within three-and-a-half hours of reporting it stolen

Police used BikeRegister to identify the owner

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Mini Holland opponents boast of wasting taxpayers’ money with legal challenge

E17 Streets For All say Waltham Forest's defence costs will reduce money available for cycling scheme

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Knife-wielding man robs 12-year-old of new bike in Stockton

Police appeal for information

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“Tens of thousands” of tacks left on popular Melbourne cycle route

Protesters against the regular sabotage of riders on Yarra Boulevard received 40 punctures this morning alone, now calling for action from police

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Woman who used turbo charged 4×4 as a ‘weapon’ and ran it into autistic cyclist jailed for three years

Natalie Pyne ended up ploughing into a hair salon, causing more than £25,000 worth of damage

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Opponents of Waltham Forest Mini Holland scheme have case thrown out of court

Judge rejects all claims and awards costs of £12,000 to council

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Cabbie who injured cyclist in hit-and-run incident gets taxi licence back after landmark High Court decision

Cycling campaigner warns of increased danger as onus shifts to councils to prove people unfit to drive cabs

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Police officer fined for blocking bike lane

The officer blocked a Gloucester pavement and cycle lane with a mobile speed camera unit

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London Assembly votes unanimously for rush hour lorry ban

Motion also puts pressure on Mayor of London to crack down on dangerous lorries in the capital

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Witness appeal as cyclist found dead on road near Severn Bridges

Police believe victim was hit by a lorry during rush hour on Tuesday evening

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Jail term for prolific Nottingham bike thief

Court hears that Stephen Brecknock targeted expensive bikes in E Midlands city

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More mobile phone use behind the wheel – but prosecutions for it are down

RAC asks whether technology could play a greater role in catching offenders

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Witnesses sought as cyclist, 72, attacked by fellow rider on bike path

Assault took place near Dumbarton on Saturday morning, say police

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Video: Hapless would-be bike thief given slapstick treatment

If Vittorio De Sica had directed in the slapstick genre, the classic Bicycle Thieves may have turned out like this ...

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