Crime & Legal

Critical Mass cyclist who attacked car with U-lock ‘saddened and shocked’ at how protest ride escalated

Ian Hespelt’s mother says there is more to the story than has been reported

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Kent fisherman appeals for return of stolen 1920s Pashley butcher’s bike

Mark Hamilton sold oysters from front basket of vintage bike at festivals

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Motorist in court after allegedly driving at cyclist in stolen bike dispute

Incident took place in North Shields on Monday; case referred to Newcastle Crown Court

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Specialized apologises for anti-social cycling by its staff on company rides

Open letter published in local newspaper of brand's home town says employees will be reminded of the law

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Former bishop who hit and killed cyclist while driving drunk pleads guilty to manslaughter

Victim’s sister-in-law calls for strong message to be sent to those who text behind the wheel or drink and drive

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Pedal for Scotland becomes latest cycling event to be hit by drawing pin attack

Firm providing mechanical support along the route said it took more than four hours to work through all the punctures

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Fifty punctures in Buckinghamshire charity cycling event after saboteur scatters drawing pins in the road

First time the event has been targeted

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Violent robbers who targeted cyclists on Bristol to Bath Railway Path jailed

Three men would form a triangle shape on the path and attack people as they tried to pass them

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San Francisco Critical Mass cyclist filmed smashing car window with bike lock arrested

Man with distinctive moustache spotted by police on cycle patrol

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Marco Pantani wasn’t murdered, insists magistrate as family ask for case to be transferred

Inquest drags on 11 years after champion cyclist's death in Rimini hotel room

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Calls for London’s safer lorries scheme to be applied nationwide

Family of cyclist killed by HGV say that more can be done

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Cyclist says wallet was stolen as he lay unconscious in road

Ashwin Levy from Brighton spent nearly 2 weeks in hospital after being knocked unconscious in crash

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CTC questions why Everton footballer Darron Gibson was not charged with dangerous driving

Points out that the victims of careless or drink driving are not entitled to victim support

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Everton footballer banned from driving after hitting cyclist and fleeing the scene

Darron Gibson ploughed into three cyclists before driving into a petrol pump shortly afterwards

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Video: San Francisco Critical Mass cyclists attack car

Protestor smashes car window with U-lock

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London safer lorry scheme comes into effect in bid to protect cyclists

All HGVs operating in the capital must be fitted with side guards and extended view mirrors

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Friends out for bike ride among those killed in Shoreham air crash

Richard Smith and Dylan Archer latest victims to be named; another, Tony Brightwell, rode bike to show

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Labour councillor seriously injured after bike brakes cut deliberately

Saboteur lands 22 year old in hospital and needing surgery after deliberate act to harm

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Floyd Landis no longer facing criminal charges for defrauding donors to doping defence fund

Meanwhile Nike fighting subpoenas from Armstrong and federal government in Landis whistleblower case

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Berkshire cyclist killed on A322 named

David Ardron was hit by a car and died at the scene

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14-year-old boy repeatedly punched in the face following collision with another cyclist

Police in Hartlepool appeal for witnesses to the incident

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Rhyl cyclist criticised for towing kids in wooden trailer

Baby and group of children are in what could be a homemade trailer

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Man filmed pushing cyclist off bike hands himself into police

33-year-old visits Bethnal Green Police Station just hours after video went viral

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Video: Man pushes female cyclist into traffic in East London – police appeal for witnesses

Woman said to have been very upset but did not require medical treatment

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Cyclist kidnapped by Taliban freed after 15 months

Hong Xudong freed after intelligence-led operation

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Bristol Cycling Campaign urges people to sign pro-20mph zone petition

Opposition to 20mph zones is based on "misinformed rubbish" say campaigners

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Hit and run driver moves unconscious cyclist’s bike out of the way before driving off

Police are appealing for a driver who moved unconscious Reverend Canon Richard Kellett's bicycle before leaving the scene

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Cyclist climbs on taxi bonnet in protest during argument

The altercation between taxi driver and cyclist closed one lane of the Mall beside Buckingham Palace

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Taxi drivers’ Cycle Superhighways challenge dubbed “desperate” and “unmeritorious”

LTDA's attempts to disrupt cycle routes unlikely to succeed as deadline passes

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Sydney driver could face jail for ploughing into a group of seven cyclists

Thomas Kerr claims not to have seen the riders when he drove into the back of them, causing a range of injuries including spinal fractures

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