Crime & Legal

Police officer commandeers bike to chase down car thieves

Action by Manchester (UK) officer wins praise on Twitter – while over the Channel, bike cops pursue and arrest Porsche 911 driver in a French town’s district… also called Manchester

4×4 driver hid behind hedge then jumped out to push cyclist off bike

Thomas Eckersley told to pay victim £900 in compensation following road rage incident in Cheshire

Cyclist fined for riding along motorway to ‘visit his gran in hospital’

'You put your own life in danger here, that’s the thing we want you to take home'

Group of six cyclists allegedly attacked with pepper spray while riding near Cape Town

Local cycling campaigners warned that criminals were increasingly targeting people on bikes

Olympic champion Callum Skinner says IOC can’t prevent athletes taking the knee

“it’s fighting for equality and that is something the Olympics should 100 per cent stand behind,” says campaigner and retired track sprinter

Near Miss of the Day 574: Van driver fined after passing cyclist “within inches” head-on

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

Video: US cops handcuff black teen and confiscate bikes … for pulling wheelies

Footage was posted online ahead of a week of heightened racial tensions in the US

Cyclist buys his stolen bike back on Gumtree after police fail to act

Theft victim forked out £40 to retrieve it ... but will have to spend £300 to replace parts

Near Miss of the Day 573: Close pass van driver asks cyclist, “Two feet is enough, isn’t it?”

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

Theft victim gets his bike back… after spotting it on TV

“The kid threw this bike down and I just go: ‘That's my bike!’” says Donald Murray

Video: Cyclist jumps out of way to avoid being crushed after lorry driver fails to see her

Rider's husband shared footage to underline importance of looking out for people on bikes

Jail for dog-walker who broke cyclist’s ribs by pushing him off his bike

Attacker’s wife was also fined for claiming she did not know perpetrator

London’s bicycle theft hotspots revealed

Only 1.1 per cent of bike thefts result in prosecution, according to the data

Driver who was using WhatsApp when she killed cyclist jailed for 30 months

Fatal crash happened in Hertfordshire during first lockdown last year

Cyclist wrongly told by police that close pass driver couldn’t be prosecuted – because rider swore following near miss (+ video – includes swearing)

Rider took issue up directly with Crown Prosecution Service and was told his own language wouldn’t affect decision of whether to proceed against motorist

Near Miss of the Day 572: West Midlands Police take swift action against close pass driver

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

Edinburgh bus driver sacked after knocking cyclist off bike loses unfair dismissal case

Employment tribunal judge says Lothian Buses had “reasonable grounds” to find that Sam Beech’s behaviour equated to gross misconduct

Video: Cyclist pushed off bike by car passenger on Irish mountain pass says “they could have killed me”

Gardaí are investigating incident which happened in Wicklow Mountains National Park last weekend

Arrest made after Sussex cyclist injured in serious assault

Rider sustained "significant" head injuries in assault by driver who is believed to have hit him with metal bar

Near Miss of the Day 571: Driver makes very close and fast pass on cyclist descending country lane (includes swearing)

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

Near Miss of the Day 570: Van driver Must Get In Front of group of cyclists

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

Near Miss of the Day 569: Punishment pass 4×4 driver decides to ‘teach me a lesson’ says cyclist

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

Complaint against Daily Mail upheld over false claim that campaigners wanted “abuse of cyclists to be made a hate crime”

Newspaper ordered to issue clarification after press watchdog IPSO ruled draft Road Collision Reporting Guidelines made “no suggestion” such behaviour be criminalised

Video: NSW driver chucks coffee cup at cyclist, tailgates him through stop sign and flips the finger– so of course, the Daily Mail asks “who’s in the wrong?”

Aussie edition of cyclist-hating media outlet gives its own take on footage shot in country’s most cyclist-hostile state

Near Miss of the Day 568: “Too dangerous” – close pass van driver’s response to cyclist who invited him for a bike ride

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

Widow of cyclist killed by driver aged 93 calls for annual testing of older motorists

“If the driver in this case had been tested we believe that Simon would still be with us,” says Linda Jones

Near Miss of the Day 567: Rider who received close pass from lorry driver told by firm that it receives “numerous complaints” from cyclists

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

How active are bike thieves in your area? New online bike theft tracker helps you find out

Tool from specialist insurer Bikmo calculates number of bikes reported stolen per 100,000 population, broken down by local authority area in England & Wales

Near Miss of the Day 566: Royal Mail van driver nearly hits pedestrian then cyclist

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

13-year-old raises £9,000 for hospice in virtual Everesting ride

Theo Hester had received messages of support from Mark Beaumont and Geraint Thomas