Crime & Legal

Near Miss of the Day 296: Poor driving in electric car

Our regular series featuring near misses from the UK and beyond - today it's Norway

Oxford hit and run driver “almost ran over” cyclist’s head as she fled scene

Stuart Meanwell thanks passer-by who prevented motorist from reversing over him as he lay on the ground

Police appeal for victims after youths on bikes film “The Maddest Day Ever In Brighton”

National press cover video of youths riding through Asda

Hull cyclist who lost his life was in blind spot caused by lorry’s wing mirror

“These wing mirrors are a potentially fatal feature of all HGVs driving up and down our roads every day”

Professor killed after van driver opened door without looking for cyclists, inquest hears

Maria Bitner-Glindzicz was thrown into the path of a taxi as she cycled in central London

Council tweets letter explaining Velolife ban – and even its own leader comes out in support of café

Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead publishes letter sent to cycling clubs on Twitter

Council hits back in Velolife cycle cafe row – cyclists CAN use cafe insists statement… they just can’t “meet” there or congregate outside

Windsor & Maidenhead council says cyclists can use Velolife – they just can’t "meet" there, or congregate outside – so what exactly is a “cyclists meet”?

Near Miss of the Day 295: “Idiot” taxi driver undertaking traffic queue close-passes cyclist at speed

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

Police hunt bike thieves who threatened station security guard with belt

CCTV images released of suspects in incident at Solihull station in West Midlands

Hereford council to remove unauthorised 30mph road markings because they might distract drivers

Whitecross Road is notorious for speeding

“Someone will die” if police fail to tackle “craze” warns cyclist seriously injured after car passenger pushed him

Paul Cockrill sustained multiple injuries in incident near Hartlepool earlier this month

Aspen Police respond to complaint about Lance Armstrong vs George Hincapie bike race (+ video)

Pair were being filmed going head-to-head in mountain bike race in Aspen on Sunday

Near Miss of the Day 292: Left hooks at same junction on London’s Cycle Superhighway 2

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

Near Miss of the Day 291: Two very close passes – but drivers escape with warnings

Our regular series featuring near misses from around the country - today it's South Yorkshire

Jeremy Vine offers to pay £75 fine of woman booked for cycling in Bedford town centre

Cyclist fell victim to town’s controversial Public Space Protection Order

Cycling and the Law: why a cyclist being successfully sued for colliding with a pedestrian is actually good for cyclists

Specialist cycling solicitor Mark Hambleton explains why a recent high-profile case reinforces a key principle that usually supports cyclists in their compensation claims following collisions with motorists

Near Miss of the Day 290: “You were trying to kill me” (includes swearing)

Our regular series of near misses from around the country - today it's London

Cyclist injured in collision died after being discharged from hospital twice

Inquest hears Brian Cottom’s rib fractures and collapsed lung initially missed after x-ray

Driver who killed cyclist suffered from “automatism” claims defence

Brian Cole claimed to be unaware of what he was doing when before crash in which Stephen Turner died

Stanley knife blades found on Belfast bike path by rider whose tyre got a deep cut

"An incredibly dangerous thing to do," says PSNI sergeant

Tour de France Stage 15 video highlights and reaction: Simon Yates: “I knew I had to go early”; Geraint Thomas: “I felt better than yesterday”

Thrilling day's racing in the Pyrenees sees big changes in overall standings

Cyclist on motorised bike with fuel tank attached “with string” warned by police

Rider was stopped by PCSO at Aylestone Meadows Nature Reserve in Leicester

‘Smirking’ motorist who deliberately drove into cyclist jailed for two years (+ video)

Professional HGV driver apparently enraged by cyclist shaking his head at his driving

Hartlepool cyclist hospitalised after car passenger pushed him off

Police appeal for witnesses

Driver “didn’t see” cyclist crossing road before “completely avoidable” fatal collision

Motorist pleads guilty to careless driving and receives community order and 18-month ban

Is this the end for helmetcam footage? Right to privacy outweighs recording journeys in case of collision says EU data watchdog

Draft guidance opened to public consultation also says recording mustn't be continuous – raising possibility of challenges to admissibility of video evidence

STOLEN BIKE ALERT! Four bikes stolen from Bath area

Reward offered for return of bikes taken following break-in

More than 50 drivers stopped in north-east Scotland close pass operation

Police Scotland say they also saw many examples of good overtaking

Road rage driver who chased cyclist and knocked him off bike guilty of assault

James Carroll left cyclist Mark Grabham with a broken pelvis after incident in Renfrew in February

Riders suspected of motor doping flee police after race in Italy

Two cyclists had been under suspicion for a while due to their results, says race organiser