Crime & Legal

Half of drivers unaware of Highway Code advice on passing cyclists

DfT announces that driving instructors are to be given bespoke training on cycle safety

Near Miss of the Day 157: Very close pass – but police only warn driver

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Berkshire

Kent Police chief constable apologises to cyclist’s family for failings in investigation into his death in 2011

Richard Jordan's widow says: "We will no longer know what happened that day because police failed us.

Near Miss of the Day 156: Fixed penalty for close pass driver

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Swansea

Motorcyclist killed, cyclist seriously injured in North Yorkshire crash

Police appeal for witnesses to collision near Settle on Sunday morning

Near Miss of the Day 155: Lorry driver in close pass then cuts in too soon

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s West Yorkshire

Bike stolen from flat where Bristol man had been found dead

Family of Steven Jefferies appeal for return of bike that was said to be his “pride and joy”

Hampshire cyclist ‘shot with BB gun’ by van passenger during training ride

Local cyclists suspect same person may have targeted cyclists over the winter

Cycling UK: Windsor Triathlon participants filmed overtaking horse at speed were “completely irresponsible”

Charity says it is working with British Horse Society on revised guidance for horse riders and cyclists to ride safely together

London cyclist killed in collision involving Range Rover towing trailer

Metropolitan Police appeal for witnesses to fatal crash in Earls Court yesterday

Near Miss of the Day 153: London bus driver pulls in while overtaking

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s London

Westminster Council seeks judicial review of Cycle Superhighway 11

Campaigners accuse council of putting political motivations ahead of people's safety

Near Miss of the Day 152: Co-op lorry driver in close pass

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Bristol

Police probing triathlon cyclist’s undertake of horse rider

Footage of incident at Windsor Triathlon yesterday has been viewed more than 3.8 million times on Facebook

20 cyclists injured as driver does U-turn at race in Belgium

Three riders remain in hospital, after incident yesterday one in intensive care with head injuries

Riot police called as violence erupts at cycling festival in Greater Manchester

Nine injured, eight arrested after Eritrean Cycle Festival reportedly targeted by opponents of country's regime

24-week suspended sentence for driver who admitted killing Ray Dare by careless driving

91-year-old cyclist was taking part in a time trial when he was hit

Suspended sentence and one-year ban for Suffolk man convicted of causing cyclist’s death by careless driving

Investigators said cyclist would have been “glaringly obvious” from 115 metres away

Near Miss of the Day 151: Lorry driver in close pass on cyclist despite oncoming traffic

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Essex

Drugged driver who killed five cyclists in Michigan jailed for at least 40 years

Charles Pickett Junior could serve as much as 75 years in prison following Kalamazoo tragedy

Video: Police trying to trace driver who hit Leicester cyclist and drove away

Cyclist somehow avoided serious injury

Community order and 18-month ban for driver who killed oncoming cyclist while overtaking

Jury was unable to reach decision on causing death by dangerous driving

Cyclist suffers concussion after being caught by cord strung across Swansea cycle path

“I don’t know if people were doing this for bedevilment but they need to realise how dangerous it could have been”

Man who made fraudulent pothole claim for cycling injury jailed for three and a half years

Luboya Tshibangu sued Cardiff Council for £175k – but injury wasn't due to defect at location he claimed

Pedestrian seriously injured in collision with cyclist at City of London’s Bank junction

Police say woman sustained potentially life-changing injuries in incident yesterday evening

Near Miss of the Day 150: Driver overtakes on hill despite oncoming car

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Cumbria

Driver abandons car and flees after killing cyclist on London’s Quietway 1

Police launch manhunt after motorist left cyclist to die on road in Deptford

Near Miss of the Day 149: Cyclist almost doored by car passenger at roundabout

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Bournemouth

“Superhero” Benedict Cumberbatch foils attack on Deliveroo cyclist

Sherlock star waded in to defend rider after witnessing assault on Marylebone High Street last November

“Put us out of our misery” – wife of cyclist found dead in Northern Ireland appeals for information

Body of David Helliwell was found on Thursday evening but mystery surrounds circumstances of his death