Crime & Legal

Near Miss of the Day 459: A close pass that bucks the usual trends

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

Jail for South Wales drug driver who crashed into group of cyclists

Two of the riders suffered life-changing injuries when Jason Morgan hit the group of four head-on last year

Drivers who ‘didn’t see’ cyclists they killed both escape jail

Non-custodial sentences handed down following fatal crashes in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire

Near Miss of the Day 457: Bristol rider gets punishment pass (video includes swearing)

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

Police seek Suffolk cyclist who allegedly assaulted driver

Suspect also said to have spat at vehicle and dented it with his bike in incident last month

Near Miss of the Day 456: Bus driver almost sends cyclist into grass verge

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

Cyclists “getting away with” breaking the law claims Sunday Times

Enforcement in London up against drivers, down against cyclists, but there is a very good reason for it due to police targeting those posing the greatest risk

4×4 driver reportedly swung trailer at cyclists on purpose, causing both to be hospitalised

Trailer knocked one rider from his bike, with the other crashing into him; police appeal for information

Near Miss of the Day 455: Police act against close pass (police) driver – “a warning letter or a fixed penalty or a prosecution has been issued”

Avon & Somerset Police thank cyclist who submitted footage “for helping to keep our roads safe”

50-something driver arrested after beating up charity cyclist who complained of close pass

Merc driver stopped and waited for cyclist before punching him off his bike

Reported bike thefts fell by a fifth in year to June

19,000 fewer bikes were reported stolen compared to 2018/19 according to analysis of crime statistics

Near Miss of the Day 454: Driver tries to overtake on blind corner, thinks better of it

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

Police hunt Land Rover driver after Somerset cyclist pushed from his bike

Rider sustained minor injuries in incident following collision

After child skids into wall on her scooter, are Bath Two Tunnels cyclists and other users of greenway being deliberately targeted with oil?

Patches of oil in both tunnels, as well as surrounding park land

Drunk cyclist with defective brake jailed for injuring pedestrian in Norwich

Case contrasts with another from Norfolk in which drunk driver who killed cyclist was never even charged

Near Miss of the Day 453: Punishment pass on two-abreast cyclists

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

Near Miss of the Day 452: Horse box lorry driver’s astonishingly close pass “scared me sh*tless,” says cyclist

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

Cyclist convicted of causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving after fatal collision with pedestrian

Collision occurred while riding the wrong way down one-way street

Had your bike nicked? £30k of stolen bikes recovered in Hackney

Operation launched after 11 people reported seeing stolen bikes advertised for sale online

Canadian woman who boasted of drunk driving before killing cyclist is again jailed for drunk driving

Motorist who celebrated dangerous driving on social media was on parole

Thief who targeted high value bikes banned from town centre

Man who took seven bikes mustn’t “enter or loiter near” bike racks anywhere in the country

Near Miss of the Day 450: Crap driving, embarrassed accelerating away

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

Woman injured by hit-and-run driver while cycling with daughter, aged seven

Avon & Somerset Police say car's wing mirror was broken off due to impact but motorist failed to stop

Cyclist killed after hitting bollard meant to stop motorists driving across bridge on popular Devon trail

Blues musician Julian Piper sustained fatal head and spinal injuries in crash on Exe Estuary trail

Insurance company warns drivers to look out for cyclists as claims rise during lockdown

Personal injury claims involving cyclists have doubled in recent months, says More Than

Near Miss of the Day 449: Cyclist gets very close pass from driver of bus … operated by company that has given its drivers close pass training

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

Near Miss of the Day 448: Transit van driver in very close pass

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

Police appeal after three cyclists killed in Cleveland area in less than a fortnight

Latest fatality happened on Friday morning with driver of transit van failing to stop

Derbyshire cyclist chanced M1 as a ‘shortcut’

Rider knew he wasn’t allowed to cycle on the road

Cyclists say they were deliberately hit by beeping, swearing hit and run driver

“They deliberately moved across to run us off the road”