Crime & Legal

“Get off your bikes!” Anti-cycleway campaigner yells at kids using new route

Jeremy Vine filmed ex-Tory ward chair David Giles berating families celebrating opening of lane in west London

Police return bike to theft victim – before he knew it had been stolen

Officers caught thief as he tried to ride away – and traced owner through Bike Register

Rider suffers horrific neck injury as barbed wire strung across path (plus graphic images)

Trap was struch across a trail in the Rhondda Valley in south Wales

Near Miss of the Day 681: “I live to fight another day”

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country

Driver admits killing off-duty police officer in crash in Wales as she rode bike

Simon Draper pleaded guilty to causing death of Lynwen Thomas by careless driving, but denies more serious dangerous driving charge

Near Miss of the Day 680: Dangerous overtake into oncoming traffic

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

Two in three drivers unaware of forthcoming changes to Highway Code, says AA

Motoring organisation urges Department for Transport to run awareness campaign ahead of new rules coming into effect at end of January

Police officer seriously injured while trying to stop bike thief

Leicestershire Police have launched an appeal following incident in city centre earlier this week

Near Miss of the Day 679: Close pass followed by left hook (includes swearing)

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

Police raid house in hunt for driver who left cyclist critically injured after “targeted” attack

Three police cars and two vans were outside premises in Stoke-on-Trent with raid linked to Friday’s incident in Rochdale

Mr Loophole’s cyclist ID petition “gathers momentum” says BBC – except it closed last week

Solicitor to the stars Nick Freeman will now get response from government – but we already know what the answer will be

Woman charged over insecure load after bike crashes into car on motorway

Police said it was “pure luck” that driver was not seriously injured when bike smashed into windscreen on M9 in September

Near Miss of the Day 678: Amsterdam driver squeezes cyclist towards kerb

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country and beyond - today it's the Netherlands

Land Rover driver jailed for 18 months after running over cyclist in road rage incident

Victim Nick Cook was left with multiple injuries after Alan Moult deliberately drove over him in Stockport

Near Miss of the Day 677: “My closest call yet,” says cyclist who slammed on brakes as motorist drove across his path

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

Highway Code changes: ‘What about cyclists, or do the rules not apply to them?’

Our recent article on the new version prompted an inbox full of whataboutery ... so here are the answers

Parliament urged to close ‘exceptional hardship’ loophole that lets motorists who go on to kill keep licences

One in five drivers facing automatic ban allowed to keep driving after pleading exceptional hardship

Capita apologises for “offensive and inappropriate” cyclist tally decal on one of its vans

Company confirms sticker removed from highway maintenance vehicle and disciplinary process opened

Near Miss of the Day 676: Very close pass into oncoming traffic

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

Driver in Spain hits three pro cyclists on training camp

One Androni rider “bounced off car’s windscreen” – but fortunately without serious consequences

Cyclist critically injured after “targeted” attack in Greater Manchester

Police seek driver of blue Toyota Yaris after incident in Rochdale on Friday morning

Two teenagers sentenced to 18 months for Italian track bike theft at October’s UCI Track World Championships

The duo were part of a gang which raided the Italy team’s minivan at the Roubaix Worlds – Filippo Ganna’s gold Pinarello was among the 22 bikes stolen

Attorney General refuses to challenge sentence of delivery driver who killed cyclist while high on cocaine

An appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme was rejected after the driver was sentenced to seven years in prison for killing father-of-two Stephen White

Near Miss of the Day 675: Four rules broken at once

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

Near Miss of the Day 674: “The driver is going to have to inconvenience someone,” say police – that “someone” was a cyclist

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

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Tour de France spectator who caused ‘Allez Opi-Omi’ crash fined €1,200

The woman, who has not been named, avoided jail time for her role in the opening stage pile-up

Bikes worth £50,000 stolen from Hertfordshire workshop and café

Thieves carried 10 bikes across two fields after break-in at SpokeCycles CC in Welwyn

Mark Cavendish “violently attacked” in armed robbery at his Essex home

Star sprinter reveals gang also threatened his wife and children during burglary last month

Two years in prison for drunk driver who left cyclist with horrific injuries

Victim sustained life-changing injuries including multiple fractures to his skull in crash in April

Serial train station bike thief receives conditional discharge – but has been ordered to pay compensation to victims

Derrik Roye targeted bikes left at Haywards Heath station in West Sussex