Crime & Legal

Near Miss of the Day 730: ScS driver narrowly avoids oncoming vehicle during close pass on 50mph road (video includes swearing)

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

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Near Miss of the Day 729: ‘Must Get In Front’ driver almost left-hooks cyclist

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

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Near Miss of the Day 728: “A bit of a happy ending on this one with a positive outcome”

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

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Serial Bristol bike thief jailed for 52 weeks after admitting six thefts

Sentence handed down to Ryan Hack comes in same week that Avon & Somerset Police is named top force for fighting bike theft

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Just Eat delivery rider stabbed in the back in attempted bikejacking

“I’ve been stabbed, I think I’m going to die,” said victim of attack in Birmingham, who is now recovering

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Near Miss of the Day 727: Motorist overtakes tandem towards oncoming lorry – and gets sent on driver education course for his trouble

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

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Shocking footage of road rage driver repeatedly trying to ram cyclist off bike

Police claim insufficient evidence to press for more serious prosecution — driver admits driving without due care, fined £100 and given three points

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Near Miss of the Day 726: Painted cycle lane does little to protect cyclist from impatient van driver

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

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Mark Cavendish burglary: Two more men charged over violent robbery at sprinter’s home

A third suspect, who was charged with two counts of robbery in December, will appear in court on Friday

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Near Miss of the Day 725: ‘Boy racer’ squeezes between cyclist and overtaking driver

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's South Lanarkshire…

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Former mayor given suspended sentence after causing death of cyclist

75-year-old Ian Bailey was killed after he was hit by former Witney mayor James King’s wing mirror while cycling on the A361 between Broughton Poggs and Little Faringdon

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CyclingMikey ends up on car bonnet during confrontation with angry motorist

The cycling activist, real name Mike van Erp, challenged the driver after witnessing him drive down the wrong side of the road

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Press watchdog rejects complaint over The Sun’s “Lunatic Highway Code” article

IPSO rules that FairFuel UK founder Howard Cox’s column “was clearly presented as an exaggerated and comedic piece of writing”

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Is Essex ready for RideLondon? Police defends silence over road safety issues

Exclusive: Essex police says road safety "a priority" with data-led Vision Zero plans and "Extra Eyes" team expansion

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Near Miss of the Day 724: Driver cuts up cyclist on mini-roundabout

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

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Man caught trying to steal bike… from a police station

Thief in Glasgow told that “Stealing a bike from the back of a police station is not exactly the brightest move”

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Near Miss of the Day 723: Driver overtakes family of cyclists and almost collides with car pulling out of junction

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Greater Manchester...

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Thieves attempting to steal bike using angle grinder thwarted by passing locals

The thieves were caught on camera trying to steal a nurse’s bike from a busy city centre street in Edinburgh

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Driver failed to brake or take evasive action before fatally striking cyclist, court told

The motorist has also been charged with driving a vehicle in dangerous condition after a 66-year-old cyclist was killed in a collision in August 2019

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Near Miss of the Day 722: Bus driver in needless and dangerous overtake

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

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Cyclist killed after touch of wheels on group ride sent him into path of car, inquest hears

Matthew Reeves died at scene of crash in Somerset while riding with fellow members of Bath Cycling Club

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Driver convicted after reversing into cyclists and calling them “English bastards”

Gareth Jones will be sentenced next month regarding incident near Beaumaris on Anglesey last year

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Near Miss of the Day 721: “I thought my number was up” says cyclist after bus driver’s shocking overtake

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

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Carabinieri officer in Italy almost doors cyclist – then fines him for not wearing mask

Rider fell foul of law when he got off after being pulled over by police shortly after near miss in Turin

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Near Miss of the Day 720: Impatient driver almost causes collision with oncoming vehicle on steep climb

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

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Near Miss of the Day 719: Oncoming van driver ignores cyclist — company promises to talk with driver (video includes swearing)

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

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Bike theft falls by 11.5%, according to figures from more than 40 UK police forces

There were 64,500 reported bicycle thefts in the UK in 2021, compared to 72,920 in 2020

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Road rage driver who rammed cyclist off bike after pursuit avoids jail

Tanveer Ahmed followed the rider before deliberately knocking him off his bike after the cyclist damaged the driver's wing mirror

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Serial thief with 126 convictions who stole over £1,000 of goods from Rutland Cycling to ‘buy his daughter a birthday present’ avoids jail

Despite having over 120 previous offences on his record, James Kulesza was given a "final, final chance" after stealing items such as pedals and lights from the retailer

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Suspended sentence for hit-and-run driver who knocked child off bike and denied having been in crash

Court told that driver may not have faced charges had she stopped at scene since CCTV footage suggested crash was young cyclist’s fault

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