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TfL and Met Police to get tough on anti-social driving

Aim is to tackle behaviour likely to exacerbate congestion on the roads

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Crowdfunding launched for floating London bike workshop The Bicycle Barge

Craft will ply the capital's waterways offering services to towpath cyclists

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Sir Ridley Scott’s first film was all about the bike – and now you can watch it online

Director of Alien and Gladiator also returned to two wheels for iconic Hovis ad

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Police appeal to find cyclist who helped them out of a jam

Northamptonshire Police have appealed for the cyclist who gave them her hi-vis jacket during a traffic collision, to come forward so they can thank her

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Video: Driver left hooks cyclist on upgraded Cycle Superhighway

'I'm pregnant and wearing glasses': driver turns left across cyclist's path on newly-upgraded cycle superhighway

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Video: Driver runs over a cyclist’s bike with front and back wheels

In what witnesses are calling a deliberate act the driver of a silver Peugeot runs over a rider's bike during a Critical Mass protest

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Gilligan hits out at “emotive button pushing” cycle scheme critics

Cycling commissioner says arguments cycle infrastructure causes gentrification don't stand up to scrutiny

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Brighton becomes first council outside London to back Space for Cycling campaign

Council also wants bike hire scheme up and running by May 2017

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Copenhagen cycling bridge in the sky plans scrapped

Security concerns see idea abandoned, bridge at ground level may be solution

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Professor claims Mini Holland scheme could be terrorist target

Also says that it is ‘probable’ that unexploded bombs lie underground in the area

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Lord Sugar says 99 per cent of cycling ‘accidents’ in London could be avoided with more ‘situational awareness’ from cyclists

“I have a very simple principle when I’m on my bike. Any car in front of me, any car on the left or on the right is going to kill me”

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Police investigate threat to “execute” council staff over cycleway

Message left on Post-It note following heated drop-in session regarding scheme in Bearsden

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Lord Sugar picks up new Pinarello… then moans about being stuck in his limo in traffic due to Cycle Superhighway works

Suggests that Boris Johnson needs “a whack”

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LBC reporter branded “liar” by London Cycling Commissioner maintains most riders shun new Cycle Superhigway

Theo Usherwood insists only 4 in 10 riders he saw this morning used segregated infrastructure

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London Cycling Commissioner brands rush hour lorry ban debate a ‘distraction’

Andrew Gilligan says more protected bike routes, better lorry design and crackdowns on dangerous operators would be more effective

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More than 40 cyclists fined in Manchester crackdown – but police find motorists are committing double the offences

Fined cyclists can opt to take a £30 course instead of paying the £50 penalty

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Work due to start on Copenhagen’s new cycling bridge – 200 feet in the air

Copenhgen Gate will span harbour and greet cruise ship passengers to Danish capital

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Stop Killing Cyclists to hold annual ‘die-in’ outside TfL headquarters

‘No More Coffins’ vigil will call on London mayoral candidates to support group’s ’10 by 2020’ cycle safety campaign

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Driver who killed cyclist was turning left from wrong lane

Martin Porter QC questions why driver was not prosecuted

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“Dysfunctional, dangerous, dirty, congested, and polluting” – City unveils radical plan for Bank Junction

Damning verdict issued as plans unveiled for radical overhaul of junction at heart of Square Mile

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Boris Johnson’s commitment to cycling wins him an unlikely fan – Green Party’s Jenny Jones

Pair have clashed on cycle safety, but Green Assembly Member admires mayor for overcoming opposition

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London’s first fully protected cycle route opened by Boris Johnson today

Route will be a "lifesaver" protecting bike riders from one of London's "nastiest" junctions where a cyclist died last year

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York Police clamp down on cyclists riding without lights

Thirty-six cyclists stopped in one night

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Regent’s Park Cyclists to help police in campaign aimed at those riding without lights

Cyclists will accompany police who will stop riders without lights, either warning or fining them

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Italian town pays people to cycle to work

Scheme is being funded by fines collected from traffic tickets

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Seven-figure settlement for Mary Bowers, who inspired Times cycle safety campaign

31-year-old remains "minimally conscious" four years after horrific crash

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Female cyclists less likely to be injured than men finds study

Study also finds no link between mandatory helmet laws and hospitalisation rates – but does find that the proportion of commuters who cycle has a major impact

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Police appeal after woman punched off her bike in Bristol

The assault happened at 2.20pm on Tuesday in the Hengrove area of Bristol, causing the woman to fall to the pavement

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Ireland sees rise in cycling as a primary form of transport

Number of cyclists in Dublin partly attributed to city’s bike hire scheme

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“Silent majority” back Enfield’s Mini Holland as Chris Boardman visits borough

Meanwhile Andrew Gilligan says schemes should highlight benefits for all, not just cyclists

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