Crime & Legal

Jersey to consider introducing presumed liability to make roads safer for cyclists

Island's government responds to petition launched by mother of teenager hospitalised when he was knocked off his bike

Two teenagers arrested after father and son attacked while cycling

Pair were assaulted with tree branches as they rode through woodland on the Wirral

Near Miss of the Day 544: Close-pass driver hardly deviates from line

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

The Dubai Police really don’t mess around with bike thieves

If only all police forces were able to be this proactive when someone’s pride and joy gets stolen

Driver believed cyclist run over by another motorist was “a black bin bag”

“No one thought it was a human being,” motorist’s lawyer told court

Near Miss of the Day 543: Punishment pass shot with 360-degree camera

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

Half of UK cyclists have no insurance or inadequate cover, warns insurer

Bikmo sounds alarm as it releases 2020 data showing that theft accounts for half of claims on its policies

Near Miss of the Day 542: Shockingly close overtake (video includes swearing)

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

Van driver knocks cyclist off bike then verbally abuses him

Police keen to speak to Tesco delivery driver who saw inicdent and helped cyclist afterwards

Cyclist hit head-on by driver on wrong side of road says police declined to investigate footage (+ video)

West Midlands Police Traffic Unit now looking at footage which victim says was rejected when he first submitted it – but say it wasn’t their decision

Near Miss of the Day 539: Close pass … at 60mph … !

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Warwickshire (again)

Near Miss of the Day 538: Close pass driver hangs back when they realise they are being filmed

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

Hit-and-run uninsured and unlicensed driver who seriously injured cyclist avoids jail

Judge told Brandon Tate that he escaped custodial sentence “by the skin of your teeth”

Near Miss of the Day 537: “Closer than close” pass causes oncoming driver to brake

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

“Mountain bikers” fined for breaking lockdown rules were actually on off-road motorbikes

Sussex Police fine seven for illegal assembly at Lewes chalk pits – but contrary to local press reports, they weren't cycling

Near Miss of the Day 536: Motorist in pointless race to overtake cyclist before red traffic light

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

Close passing motorist repeatedly punched cyclist before wishing witnesses a ‘Merry Christmas’

“What saves you from custody today is the current Covid restrictions”

Near Miss of the Day 534: Motorist justifies bad driving by telling cyclist “You don’t pay road tax”

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

Deliveroo seeks meeting with Dublin police after attacks on riders

Food delivery firm says riders are being targeted by gangs of youths in Irish capital

Community sentence for driver who claimed car’s A-pillar meant he didn’t see cyclist he killed

Paul Sims died three weeks after he was hit by Bradley Schofield in Cambridgeshire last April

Near Miss of the Day 533: Hay transporter lorry driver in very close pass

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

Second major bike theft in Scottish Highlands in a fortnight sees thieves steal bicycles worth £50,000

Burglary in Grantown-on-Spey comes a fortnight after similar raid 30 miles away in Laggan

Near Miss of the Day 532: Very close pass ahead of red traffic light

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

Police use close pass footage to highlight dangerous driving… but insisted “no offence was committed” when incident was reported

Wilmslow Police were challenged when a cyclist spotted a still taken from footage he’d submitted to them

Driver who shook fist at cyclist before collision fined £400

When asked how his victim was, the man replied: "I don't know. I left him in the road"

Near Miss of the Day 531: Spain vs the UK – close pass, at speed, into oncoming traffic

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

Car passenger pushes pensioner from bike – then steals it

70-year-old victim lay on ground, unable to move, as bicycle was taken in Rotherham robbery

Near Miss of the Day 530: ‘Must Get In Front’ driver forced to bale out on manoeuvre

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

Motorist, 88, gets three-year driving ban for killing cyclist

Frederick Clague failed to see Simon Jones on roundabout before driving over cyclist despite witnesses yelling at him to stop

Spain plans to make drivers slow down when overtaking cyclists

Motorists will still be required to also give 1.5 metres of space when passing people on bikes