Health

Get people on bikes to combat obesity says new report

Calls for government to ‘disincentivise’ driving

How active are people where you live? Report ranks local authorities by residents’ activity levels

Olympic borough, Newham ranked least active place in England but across London Richmond is the most active

Cycling and clean-living significantly reduce chances of chronic illness

‘Keep riding, eat well, drink in moderation and don’t smoke’ the message gleaned from 35-year Caerphilly study

Cambridgeshire’s ‘cycling champion’ calls for compulsory helmets for children

But admits Dutch-style cycleways would make it unnecessary

Get people cycling for better health, says Public Health England

"Epidemic of inactivity" costs £7.6billion per year

Alex Dowsett backs Collideosco.pe cycle incident tracking website

London data to be used by Barts and the London Charity project

Studies say investment in cycling would save NHS billions

Reports commissioned by British Cycling and CTC were released ahead of yesterday's Parliamentary debate

Expanded cycling network and improved facilities as Peak District looks to promote itself as top cycling destination

Wider Peak District Cycle Strategy approved

Did Michael Schumacher’s helmet cam cause brain injury?

Family of Formula 1 driver reported to have blamed camera mount

Video: Canadian rider freaks out over jumping spider

Trigger warning: arachnophobia

Cycling deaths and serious injuries down in 2013, says DfT

But rate of improvement still worse for cyclists than car users

Walking or cycling to work means less stress and more productivity, study finds

People commuting by public transport are also happier than those going by car, say researchers

Testing by MPs reveals worst air pollution is inside cars

Environmental Audit Committee members find staggeringly bad air in vehicles

Video: Shave? Wax? Immac that leg hair? Pah. Real men use a blowtorch

Depilation from the Don't Try This At Home Dept

Eddy Merckx undergoes heart surgery after collapsing last weekend

Belgian legend describes procedure as “minor surgery” and hopes to be home soon

Cycling to work really does make you thinner study confirms

Interestingly, according to the study in the BMJ, using public transport is as effective

Tour de France massively improved air quality in Huddersfield

Monitoring adds weight to argument that cycling is key to air pollution reduction

MAMILs may be at greater risk of prostate cancer diagnosis

But academics find no link between cycling and infertility or erectile dysfunction

Artificial blood will be easy to detect if used by dopers, say scientists

Red cell replacement being developed in Essex could save lives of road crash victims

Cycling could help reduce £10bn annual diabetes bill say MPs

“If cycling was a pill, every GP across the country would be prescribing it”

Joanna Rowsell talks body image: “being as skinny as possible isn’t necessarily healthy”

Olympic gold medalist puts her own confidence down to sport

‘Flimsy little helmets’ completely pointless, says leading brain surgeon

Neurosurgeon also admits to regularly jumping red lights

Scottish children rock-bottom in physical activity study

Global Matrix on the Physical Activity of Children study highlights low English cycling uptake and inactive Scots

Cycling could lead to old age heart arrhythmias, but it’ll keep you walking

New research could have implications for elderly ex-athlete heart health, say British Heart Foundation

Cycling answer to worsening air quality

World Health Organisation and King’s College, London, professor cite cycling as key to air pollution solution

Netherlands reports rise in bike-on-bike cycle path injuries

Injuries to cyclists double amid concern about "anti-social" riding

Cycling revolution could save 10,000 lives per year in Western capitals alone, study claims

UN organisations call for Copenhagenization of major cities

Government urged to restrict use of cars as report says air pollution causes 30,000 premature deaths a year

Authors call for shift in transport policy, Sustrans says people being "posioned" by neighbours' exhaust fumes

Doctors in Boston ‘prescribe’ very low cost bike hire for patients

$5 annual bike hire offered like food banks to improve health of those on low incomes

Largest ever Cycle Response Unit deployment set for London Marathon

Preparations are complete for the St John Ambulance CRU's biggest weekend