Crime & Legal

Police in Surrey town giving yellow cards to pedestrian zone cyclists

Local campaigner calls initiative "utterly stupid" while Cycling UK questions why it was brought in

Shopping centre group obtains High Court injunction banning anti-social cycling

Cycling UK says move seems "excessive" - and warns it could apply to shoppers looking for somewhere to park their bike

Near Miss of the Day 138: Driver of Met Police van in Operation REALLY Close Pass

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

Near Miss of the Day 137: Needless – and dangerous – overtake at pinch point

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

Round-the-world cyclists found dead in Mexico believed to have been murdered

Holger Hagenbusch from Germany and Polish citizen Krzysztof Chmielewski were initially thought t have fallen into a ravine

New South Wales introduces minimum passing distance law

Motorists in Australian state now face fines if they don't give cyclists sufficient room

Rise in number of drivers found guilty of traffic offences

Number of motorists convicted of dangerous driving offences jumps by more than half since 2013

MP who has called for tougher laws on dangerous cycling appointed London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport

Heidi Alexander called on Theresa May to reform legislation shortly before government announced cycle safety review

Near Miss of the Day 135: Cyclist’s new action camera gets its first close pass

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

Near Miss of the Day 134: Lorry driver makes close overtake followed by punishment pass

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

Hung jury may mean retrial for driver who killed Kent cyclist

Ayasha Penfold hit cyclist John Durey in head-on crash in May last year

Near Miss of the Day 133: Breakfast-eating close pass driver fined

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

Near Miss of the Day 132: Foreign-registered van in close pass – but police take no action

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

US driver who killed five cyclists found guilty of murder

Charles Pickett Jr, who was on drugs when he ploughed into group of riders in Michigan in 2016, faces life in jail

Near Miss of the Day 131: Mobile home driver (and cyclist) in close pass

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Hampshire and a video that was too much for Youtube (well, temporarily)

Football superstar Lionel Messi wins seven-year trademark battle against Spanish bike brand Massi

EU court rules that FC Barcelona star can use his surname for sports products, overturning earlier ruling

Police in Belgium are loaning bikes to cycle theft victims

10-strong short-term loan fleet in Veurne comprises recovered bikes unclaimed by owners

Hit and run driver who killed cyclist loses appeal against sentence

Paul Zagar was jailed for six years in June following August 2015 death of David Ardron in Berkshire

‘Near Miss’ of the Day 130: Overtaking driver clips cyclist with wing mirror

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

Police appeal to find cyclist who cab driver drove into in City of London

Pedestrian was also injured in incident that happened in Bishopsgate earlier this month

Mobike user on M60 near Trafford Centre was one of three motorway cyclists in Manchester yesterday

Mobike has recently been expanding its area (but obviously not to motorways)

Tractor driver who killed cyclist due to “error of judgement” when overtaking avoids jail

Cycling UK accuse judge of being relaxed about “obviously dangerous driving”

Policeman who told superiors he could no longer ride a bike skipped work for cycling holiday and competed in road races

He was riding in Mallorca when he should have been on duty

Van driver involved in collisions with cyclist then pub

Three men arrested

Campaigners take issue with police data as Queensland government rejects presumed liability proposal

Government says cyclists are at fault “in a significant portion of accidents”

Near Miss of the Day 127: Close pass to get to red light earlier

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

Two arrested after 82-year-old cyclist killed in Gloucestershire

Fatal collision took place in Stroud shortly before 5am on Monday morning; police are appealing for witnesses

Driver forces Northern Ireland cyclist off road and into barbed wire fence

Xeno Young, who competed in Commonwealth Games this month, suffered lacerations in incident

Near Miss of the Day 126: Driver close passes while braking

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

French amateur cyclist shot in the shoulder during training ride by someone in passing car

Cycled to hospital to have the wound treated