Crime & Legal

Drug-driving dad jailed for three years nine months was taking kids to football when he killed cyclist in “utterly avoidable” collision

Matthew Bates initially claimed the cyclist hit the kerb and swerved in front of him, crash investigators refuting the claim and police discovering mobile phone usage after one of the driver's children said he was changing songs and "didn't see a bike"

City of London Police claim 1,200 cyclists fined in a year is “great result” for “Cycle Response Unit” tackling “road safety and anti-social behaviour”

The force revealed it had issued 1,229 fixed penalty notices to bicycle riders who ran red lights or "put themselves, other cyclists and pedestrians at risk"

Driver handed suspended sentence for cutting across and killing cyclist claimed he was “blinded by the sun” before fatal crash – despite motorist behind saying she spotted victim

The judge said cyclist and father-of-two Robin Newman “should have been visible” and “had no chance at all”

E-scooter rider arrested after cyclist left with “life-threatening” injuries in hit-and-run collision – as local police launch crackdown on “constant problem” of e-scooter misuse

A 20-year-old is accused of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and while disqualified in relation to the crash

Wife of Australian cyclist killed after crashing into “invisible, camouflaged” cycle lane barrier launches legal action against local authority and calls for more safety considerations for cyclists

66-year-old Graham Forte died after colliding with the metal railing at the entrance to a car park on a shared-used path, which has since been covered in hi-vis stickers and warning signs

Ram-raiding thieves arrested after completely destroying bike shop front and stealing two bikes

The thieves allegedly fled the scene in “high-powered” cars, with people offering sympathies for the Beverley Car & Cycles owner who was described as a “lovely man who absolutely didn’t deserve this”

Hospital staff left “p***** off” after bike thefts become “almost a weekly thing”, with lack of CCTV making it “perfect for thieves”

“NUH encourages you come by bike, there’s a cycle to work programme. How can you if you know there’s been so many thefts?,” said a catering assistant at two Nottingham hospitals described the security for bike storage as “non-existent”

Near Miss of the Day 913: “Heart-stopping” moment as cyclist barely manages to make through gap after oncoming car driver follows overtaking van, ignoring cyclist

“I reported it expecting some sort of action as my life had been put in danger and the fact that a car had been forced to stop to avoid a collision but it wasn’t to be, yet again”

Couple cycling from UK to Africa make it to Oxfordshire… before bike is stolen at station

"We were both totally shocked, it didn't even occur to us that someone might take the bike because it is so big and heavy"

Cyclist criticises police car driver for “dangerous manoeuvre” while passing due to oncoming driver not moving aside or slowing down

The cyclist said he didn’t have time to unclip and come to a full stop, thus feeling a bow wave from the pass, but the oncoming driver didn’t pull aside despite the police car’s emergency lights being turned on

“I was new, I didn’t know the rules”: Delivery cyclists urge colleagues to follow rules as 37 riders issued £100 fines for cycling in city centre

While the public has welcomed the fines, Just Eat and Deliveroo riders have claimed that they weren’t informed of the cycling ban, with some riders just barely days into their jobs

“Expert” driver who does “stunts for Channel 4” banned from driving for a year and fined £300 for causing serious injuries to cyclist

The driver denied any collision with the cyclist who had his shoulder blade broken and sustained irreparable damages to his £6000 bike, but a witness claimed otherwise, saying that the driver kept saying “I did not see him” after the collision

Yet another cyclist ordered to pay £500 for cycling through town centre, as council insists those who “have not followed the rules” will be “rightly punished”

Hefty fine follows other incidents in Grimsby which saw riders ordered to pay £500, and in one case £1,150, the council's enforcement officers having previously been accused of targeting the "old and slow" and cyclists "they can get away with"

Near Miss of the Day 912: Police forward case for prosecution after driver’s “ridiculously close pass” on cyclist

Cyclist involved told the case was put to the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland, recommending that the driver be prosecuted for careless driving and required to pay a fixed-penalty notice or undertake a driving training education course

Bike shop staff threatened with knife and shears during “appalling ordeal”, as e-bikes worth £22,200 stolen during shocking robbery

Incident comes as police in the area are also investigating a separate robbery on a cycle path which saw a man threatened with a knife and a bike stolen

E-bikes could be treated as bicycles on-road but ‘motor vehicles’ off-road under Norwegian motor traffic proposals

Mountain bike campaigners fear “poorly-motivated and uninformed law” may inspire trend

Driver who hit nine cyclists in Mallorca, killing one, jailed for three years

Anais Marco was sentenced for manslaughter having smashed into a group ride of German cyclists back in 2018, killing one and injuring eight

Cyclist not guilty of causing pedestrian’s death by “wanton or furious driving” after trial over “3mph” towpath collision

The son of the elderly pedestrian who died addressed renewed call for 'dangerous cycling' laws by suggesting legislation should be updated, but it's "crucial" that cyclists get more infrastructure and "a safe space to cycle" before any "punitive approach"

TotalEnergies bikes stolen overnight at the Tour de France

The French team had 11 Enve bikes and tools taken, police arriving at the hotel this morning following the break-in

Cycling club repeatedly harassed by same driver frustrated over lack of police action, saying incidents are “intimidating and causing stress and alarm to members”

The incidents have left some Westbury Wheelers cyclists too scared to ride through the small Wiltshire village of Coulston after repeated threats, with a club ride leader stressing the importance of running cameras to document video evidence for police

Eight-year jail sentence for hit-and-run driver under influence of alcohol and cannabis when she killed cyclist

Jessica Berry fled the fatal collision but was arrested shortly after thanks to members of the public spotting her badly damaged vehicle before passing the collision scene nearby and alerting the police

Cyclists left “shocked, saddened, and angry” after £26,000 worth of bikes stolen from cycling festival

Eight bikes, which were locked to racks in a campsite, have been reported stolen from the Enve Stone Circle gravel sportive at the end of June

Bristol coroner says there’s a “lack of understanding” of potential dangers of e-bike and e-scooter batteries

Abdul Oryakhel died after falling from a window when trying to escape a battery fire in September 2022

Suspect charged after cyclist repeatedly punched and put in chokehold during violent bikejacking

“I was shouting, ‘I just got robbed by him’, but nobody seemed to care,” said the cyclist who initially had complaints about the police's slow response to the crime

11 cyclists a day hit with £50 fines for riding through red lights in London, new Met Police data reveals

A Freedom of Information request also found that 196 cyclists were fined £30 throughout 2023 for riding on pavements in the capital

Driver who failed roadside eyesight test given suspended sentence for killing cyclist returning home from cycling club ride

Police found 83-year-old James Wardle was unable to read a number plate 20 metres away, the driver having failed to see Glyn Straw, colliding with him from behind and causing him to go over the roof of the car

Cyclist seriously injured by car passenger who pushed rider off bike

A bike shop owner was the first person to help the victim — who suffered lacerations to his face, a fractured jaw, broken teeth and a concussion — and called it "horrendous", the cyclist's partner saying he won't ride again without a camera

Motorist who killed cyclist in “a few seconds of very bad driving and inattention” handed suspended prison sentence and five-year driving ban

A die-in organised in memory of the cyclist last year saw a “raging” driver mount the pavement and grass verge before attempting to drive through the group of demonstrators

“Even the police were shocked”: Bike thieves screw family’s front door shut before smashing into van to steal bicycle

The victim warned other cyclists to be aware that "bike theft is at a whole new level" after they were forced to climb through a window to get out of their house

Teenage motorist who hit and killed cyclist two months after passing test banned from driving for a year, ordered to complete 180 hours unpaid work, and fined £240

“This was not an unsafe manoeuvre in and of itself – it became unsafe when you failed to see a cyclist when you should have”