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Sheffield gets bike hire scheme

University-funded scheme is open to all

London wins European road safety award for Cycle Safety Shield system

Ealing also recognised by Brake for its work helping to develop the system

Video: Canadian driver gives cyclist 40-second blast of horn – even though he’s doing nothing wrong

Police ask drivers to treat cyclists the same as other road users

£150,000 Slough cycle hub yet to be used – three months after opening

Pricing and public awareness thought to be the main issues

Melbourne mayor looks to discourage cyclists from some streets

In a first for cycle safety, those on bikes could be told to avoid dangerous streets altogether

Video: mesmerising time lapse of Copenhagen’s bicycle rush hour

Clip shows a tightly packed peloton of commuters in the Danish capital

Traffic free Oxford Street and cyclists’ left on red likely after 2016

All London mayoral candidates support a traffic free Oxford Street and allowing cyclists to turn left on red lights

Birmingham canal muggers are ‘preying on cyclists’ says victim

Attackers are pushing cyclists into the canal before taking their bikes

Changes to Edinburgh junction where dozens of cyclists have fallen on tramlines described as ‘terrible’

Over 100 cyclists are suing the council for tram track falls

London cyclist critically injured in HGV crash

Incident took place on Old Street on Sunday afternoon

Belfast follows Paris with three hour car free Sunday

Part of a worldwide event, Ciclovia Belfast ended with calls from cyclists for more traffic-free Sundays

Cycle campaign wins legal battle against McDonalds

Fries with that? Fast food giant's appeal for drive-thru access across a West London cycle superhighway denied

Controversial Enfield “Mini Holland” cycling plans revealed

Council says it will revolutionise the town centre, making it a place people want to spend time - and money

Robert Goodwill and Chris Boardman head to Copenhagen to discuss Danish cycling infrastructure (+ video)

“It is only right that we should want to learn from the best,” says Boardman

TfL says too early to say whether peak bike hire fares will be introduced

Transport for London responds to Evening Standard article by refuting claims Boris bikes could see higher peak time fares

£5.9m pedestrian and cycle bridge opened in Reading with game of Pooh Sticks

Reading Cycling Campaign express wish for separate lanes for pedestrians and cyclists

Mixed reaction to two-way cycle lane trialled on major Edinburgh street

Public have final chance to comment on plans at open day on Friday

Video: Cyclist attacked by CROW in Vancouver

The bird may have mistaken the 19-year-old for someone else, according to one expert

Paris goes car free today to tackle air pollution

The move is the latest measure by mayor Ann Hidalgo to tackle dangerous pollution levels and promote walking and cycling

Cyclists advised to avoid Bank junction at rush hour ahead of cabbie protest

Cabbies plan to shut down Bank junction from 5pm today for 90 minutes

Cycle couriers protest to demand living wage

Protesters say City Sprint, a Living Wages company, pay couriers "poverty wages"

With joined-up thinking Oxford could be transformed, like Copenhagen

If cycling improvements are coordinated with other roadworks the city could be transformed in 30 years, say campaigners

Multi-million pound cycling investment for Preston as part of City Deal

£2m project will see construction of railway station bike hub and cycle link

Video shows cyclist hitting pothole and somersaulting into parked car

Hackney council has received over 10,000 complaints about potholes in the last two years

Flood Tory mayoral candidate with cycling pledge requests, say campaigners

Stop Killing Cyclists is calling on people to contact Zac Goldsmith requesting concrete cycling pledges ahead of Tory mayoral candidate selection

Sustrans demonstrates ‘street kit’ for trialling changes in street layout

Interlocking design is based on a bike chain

McDonald’s drive thru next to superhighway could put cyclists at risk

Fears that drivers could cut across east-west cycle superhighway at speed

Santander Cycles to trial lasers to reduce blind spot danger

Hire scheme partners with Blaze Lazerlights in trial which will see 250 of London's hire bikes fitted with lasers

UK air pollution killing tens of thousands says Defra and calls for upgrades to cycling infrastructure

Critics say government is passing the buck to local authorities

Newcastle motorcyclists claim ‘Orca’ cycle lane separators could prove lethal

Similar products known as Armadillos have previously come in for criticism from cyclists