Crime & Legal

Near Miss of the Day 805: Oncoming motorhome driver almost hits cyclist

“Not reported to Police Scotland because I wasn’t killed, etc”

‘Get off your bike and walk’: Female cyclist “petrified” after man grabs bike and refuses to let go

“There's no way he would have done that if I wasn’t a woman,” said climate activist Clare James, who was riding on a cycle lane at the time of the terrifying incident

“Anti-cycling cop on a bicycle”: Cyclists blast ‘victim-blaming’ Met Officer after red light jumping taxi driver nearly hits rider

“The police officer’s excuse is the worst bit of ‘whataboutery’ I've heard in a long time”

Near Miss of the Day 804: Club run on receiving end of two shocking overtakes

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

Driver who told cyclist “I’m going to kill you” before ramming him with car jailed

Judge told Bradley Harris he had carried out an “appalling piece of deliberate dangerous driving” when he knocked Michael Edge off his bike

Kaitlin Armstrong pleads not guilty to Moriah Wilson murder

Armstrong was arrested in Costa Rica at the end of June, having spent six weeks in hiding there after being charged with the murder of the popular pro gravel racer

Drink-drive paramedic who killed cyclist sentenced to five years and four months in jail

Robert Woodruff drank ten pints before veering across the road, fatally striking 56-year-old father of five Richard Goodwin

Near Miss of the Day 803: Driver who overtook Dame Sarah Storey approaching blind bend fined £344

“Unless you're a 1970s NYC cabby this isn’t how you use a horn,” said Sheffield police, who were riding with Britain’s most successful Paralympian as part of a close pass operation

Near Miss of the Day 802: The most pointless overtake ever?

MUST. GET. IN FRONT...

Police hunt furious assault suspect who pushed cyclist and threw bike in road

UPDATE: A man in his 60s has attended a voluntary police interview and been released under investigation

Near Miss of the Day 801 revisited: Cyclist “hugely disappointed” with police response which he says sends the wrong message

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country — today it's Kent...

Police investigating collision involving caravan-towing motorist and cyclist after close pass dispute

The cyclist suffered minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment

“Exceptional” feedback from police officers trialling e-bikes in Cornwall

"Now they've been using the bikes, they come back to me and say that they're invaluable”

Near Miss of the Day 800 revisited – Tipper truck driver fined for close pass

“I have noticed how the drivers are now hanging back until it's safe to pass,” says cyclist on the receiving end

Five year old killed in crash involving bin lorry while riding bike

Fatal collision happened in Walsall yesterday on road described as “dangerous” by one local

Near Miss of the Day 799: “I really got a fright,” says cyclist after very close pass

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

Near Miss of the Day 798: “20-second masterpiece in karma” – a close pass results in a speeding fine

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - this time a driver squeezes past a cyclist into a speed camera flash

Jail for pavement cyclist who rode off after fatally injuring pensioner

Stewart McGinn lied to police, telling them he'd stopped to help Elizabeth Jayne Stone, who sustained a broken skull

Two youths arrested after Hampshire bike shop break-in

Police say pair smashed windows of bike shop in Brockenhurst and tried to make off with two bikes

Near Miss of the Day 797: Motorist charged with careless driving after overtaking at speed towards oncoming vehicle

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country – today it’s Berwickshire

Cyclist doored by phone-using van driver receives €30,000 in damages

The motorist claimed that the door of his van, which was parked on a footpath, had been left open long before the cyclist collided with it

Near Miss of the Day 796: Punishment pass driver put forward to court

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country — today it's Cornwall...

“Deeply concerned” British Cycling steps in following spate of violent bikejackings across south London

Governing body's policy manager Nick Chamberlain hopes working together with police forces will see "swift action taken to tackle the issue and bring the thieves to justice"

Cyclist left “for dead” by hit-and-run postman was his colleague

Peter Burt hit fellow Royal Mail worker Mike Haggart with his work van and drove for 15 miles before telling police he "may have hit something"

Cyclist died after out-of-control dog ran out in front of him, court hears

Animal’s owner fined €625 after fatal crash

Near Miss of the Day 795: Close pass driver tells cyclist: “ I found it difficult to get past”

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's south west London

But cyclists should need licences? Woman jailed for taking 150 driving tests for others

“Circumventing the tests puts lives in danger,” said Caroline Hicks of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Road rage minibus driver who deliberately struck cyclist jailed for two years

The cyclist was hit after confronting the motorist about “cutting him up” at a set of traffic lights

Hit-and-run motorist released after cyclist’s severed foot found on car

Gardaí are continuing to appeal for witnesses after off-duty police inspector Niall Flood was left with life-changing injuries following the horror incident last week

“This is just on another level”: Low-traffic neighbourhood vandals set fire to bollard

"The fact that people are taking to arson to express their dislike of the bollards — it's absolutely disgraceful"