Crime & Legal

Near Miss of the Day 291: Two very close passes – but drivers escape with warnings

Our regular series featuring near misses from around the country - today it's South Yorkshire

Jeremy Vine offers to pay £75 fine of woman booked for cycling in Bedford town centre

Cyclist fell victim to town’s controversial Public Space Protection Order

Cycling and the Law: why a cyclist being successfully sued for colliding with a pedestrian is actually good for cyclists

Specialist cycling solicitor Mark Hambleton explains why a recent high-profile case reinforces a key principle that usually supports cyclists in their compensation claims following collisions with motorists

Near Miss of the Day 290: “You were trying to kill me” (includes swearing)

Our regular series of near misses from around the country - today it's London

Cyclist injured in collision died after being discharged from hospital twice

Inquest hears Brian Cottom’s rib fractures and collapsed lung initially missed after x-ray

Driver who killed cyclist suffered from “automatism” claims defence

Brian Cole claimed to be unaware of what he was doing when before crash in which Stephen Turner died

Stanley knife blades found on Belfast bike path by rider whose tyre got a deep cut

"An incredibly dangerous thing to do," says PSNI sergeant

Tour de France Stage 15 video highlights and reaction: Simon Yates: “I knew I had to go early”; Geraint Thomas: “I felt better than yesterday”

Thrilling day's racing in the Pyrenees sees big changes in overall standings

Cyclist on motorised bike with fuel tank attached “with string” warned by police

Rider was stopped by PCSO at Aylestone Meadows Nature Reserve in Leicester

‘Smirking’ motorist who deliberately drove into cyclist jailed for two years (+ video)

Professional HGV driver apparently enraged by cyclist shaking his head at his driving

Hartlepool cyclist hospitalised after car passenger pushed him off

Police appeal for witnesses

Driver “didn’t see” cyclist crossing road before “completely avoidable” fatal collision

Motorist pleads guilty to careless driving and receives community order and 18-month ban

Is this the end for helmetcam footage? Right to privacy outweighs recording journeys in case of collision says EU data watchdog

Draft guidance opened to public consultation also says recording mustn't be continuous – raising possibility of challenges to admissibility of video evidence

STOLEN BIKE ALERT! Four bikes stolen from Bath area

Reward offered for return of bikes taken following break-in

More than 50 drivers stopped in north-east Scotland close pass operation

Police Scotland say they also saw many examples of good overtaking

Road rage driver who chased cyclist and knocked him off bike guilty of assault

James Carroll left cyclist Mark Grabham with a broken pelvis after incident in Renfrew in February

Riders suspected of motor doping flee police after race in Italy

Two cyclists had been under suspicion for a while due to their results, says race organiser

Government to remind retailers and hire firms of law after TV presenter becomes first e-scooter rider to die in UK

Emily Hartridge was killed in a collision at Queen’s Circus roundabout in Battersea on CS8 – currently it is illegal to use e-scooters on the road or the pavement

Near Miss of the Day 288: Double white lines, multiple close passes

Our regular feature of close passes from around the country ... today it's the West Midlands

Helmet cam cyclist Dave Sherry says he reports 70 drivers a week

Appears on Good Morning Britain segment asking “should cyclists shop motorists?”

Police Scotland appeal after cyclist dies following suspected hit and run collision

Scott Walker sustained fatal injuries while cycling in East Neuk of Fife on Monday evening

Cyclist riding trail in Wales finds plank of wood with 100+ nails embedded in it

“It looks like something out of a horror film,” says rider who found booby trap

“They wanted us to take them somewhere people would say they didn’t like cyclists…” Cyclists: Scourge of the Streets production crew accused of inflaming ‘war on the roads’ mentality

Police and head of AA have their say on "inflammatory" Channel 5 documentary

Hull newspaper publishes retraction of story about non-existent city centre cycling ban

Hull Live says it apologises “for any distress caused”

Near Miss of the Day 287: Double close pass at high speed

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

Peak District cyclists repeatedly targeted by booby traps

News comes as Sheffield magazine editor defends article about using razor wire against pavement cyclists

Ex-world champion Jack Bobridge jailed for four-and-a-half years for drug-dealing

Judge tells retired pro cyclist who was caught through police sting: “This is an absolute tragedy”

Near Miss of the Day 287: Police van in close pass

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

Police hunt van driver who pushed cyclist into railings

Cyclist sustained injuries to ribs in incident in Penicuik, Midlothian, last month

Australian journalist who seriously injured cyclist when test-driving McLaren car jailed for 12 months

Amelia Hungerford sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment following incident last May