Crime & Legal

Near Miss of the Day 674: “The driver is going to have to inconvenience someone,” say police – that “someone” was a cyclist

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

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Tour de France spectator who caused ‘Allez Opi-Omi’ crash fined €1,200

The woman, who has not been named, avoided jail time for her role in the opening stage pile-up

Bikes worth £50,000 stolen from Hertfordshire workshop and café

Thieves carried 10 bikes across two fields after break-in at SpokeCycles CC in Welwyn

Mark Cavendish “violently attacked” in armed robbery at his Essex home

Star sprinter reveals gang also threatened his wife and children during burglary last month

Two years in prison for drunk driver who left cyclist with horrific injuries

Victim sustained life-changing injuries including multiple fractures to his skull in crash in April

Serial train station bike thief receives conditional discharge – but has been ordered to pay compensation to victims

Derrik Roye targeted bikes left at Haywards Heath station in West Sussex

A lot of motorists really aren’t happy about impending changes to The Highway Code

Mind you, we suspect that many aren’t that familiar with what the current rules say, judging by some responses we’ve received

Near Miss of the Day 673: “Way too close to ignore” – impatient driver brushes past cyclist

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

Cyclist fined £75 for riding outside London tube station – but park your bike there and it could set you back £50,000

Islington Council puts fly tipping warnings on bikes secured to railings at Highbury Corner pedestrian zone

£440 fine for 92-year-old who crashed into cyclist on Cambridge roundabout

Victim spent 10 days in intensive care following incident in January

UPDATED Near Miss of the Day 672: Bus driver pulls in while overtaking cyclist (video includes swearing)

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

Red light jumping cyclist arrested after police helicopter chase

California Highway Patrol's air operations found the suspect hiding on a roof nearby

Look mum, no hands! Frank Lampard caught on camera by Cycling Mikey allegedly juggling coffee and phone at wheel

Nick ‘Mr Loophole’ Freeman will represent former Chelsea and England star in court next month

Suspended sentence for tanker driver who killed cyclist when he pulled in too early

Court told that vehicle’s wing mirror had been knocked out of position before fatal crash in Kent meaning driver had no nearside view

Welsh rugby star Shane Williams seeks “knob head” who stole his one-off bike

Former Wales winger’s wife and children were at home when theft of Agilis-branded bike happened

Highway Code changes aimed at protecting cyclists to become law next month

New rules including Hierarchy of Road Users and minimum 1.5-metre passing distance have now been laid before Parliament

Owner of van with spiked wing mirror claims it is to deter vandals, not harm cyclists

“I just hope that if one of the little b******s tries to take my wing mirror again they’ll sever their hand,” says Jonathan Tomney

Twin brothers in court charged with murder of charity cyclist in Scotland

Tony Parsons’ body was found at a farm yard near Bridge of Orchy in January, more than three years after he disappeared

Richard Dawkins claims “psycho” cyclist smashed up his Tesla – while he was in it

Oxford academic and God Delusion author says alleged incident took place on Monday on Cowley Road in Oxford

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Updated Near Miss of the Day 671 – and “it’s not good news” from the police

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

Car wing mirrors studded with spikes reported to Greater Manchester Police

Improvised modifications which turn mirror into an offensive weapon spotted on three vehicles in Cheadle

Near Miss of the Day 670: Another driver overtaking into oncoming traffic

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

Road rage driver who rammed and killed cyclist and then boasted about it jailed for 10 years

Joanne McAuley evaded justice for nearly a decade after killing Shui Ki Chan in 2012

Serial bike thief with more than 100 prior convictions jailed for nine months

Kevin Davis's latest one-man crimewave included arriving at Peterborough United's training ground on one bike and leaving on another he stole there

Government clamps down on handheld mobile phone use while driving

Consultation found 81 per cent of public in favour of tougher rules

Cyclist sprints away from knife-wielding mugger – and warns others to be vigilant

Incident in Ashford, Kent is latest in a series of attacks on riders across the country

Near Miss of the Day 669: Cyclist confronts driver after ‘worst overtake I’ve ever seen’

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today from Kent where the cyclist goes face to face with the motorist who passed him

Near Miss of the Day 668: Cyclist almost taken out by corner-cutting driver

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country

Cyclist who broke motorist’s jaw cleared of assault – because of driver’s close pass

Magistrate says driver overtaking with just 20cm space “deprived the defendant of the power of self-control”

Near Miss of the Day 667: “Are you trying to kill me?” – Aggressive PHV driver fined £660 for close pass (video includes swearing)

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