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Methamphetamine-carrying fraud suspect leads Seattle police on bicycle chase

A 'multi-mile' bicycle chase between police and a methamphetamine-carrying bicycle thief who was identified on suspicion of fraud went down in Seattle last week.The dramatic chase - which saw the...

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Manchester cyclist who rode home after collision dies of cardiac arrest

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have launched an appeal for information after a man who had been involved in a collision with a motor vehicle as he cycled home from work on Friday suffered a cardiac...

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Exeter police still searching for naked nightime cyclist

Police in Exeter are still looking for a naked cyclist who rides through the city’s streets at night.In April, we reported how Devon & Cornwall Police had issued an appeal after two sightings of...

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Nottinghamshire Police appeal after 14-year-old killed while cycling

Police in Nottinghamshire have appealed for witnesses after a 14-year-old schoolboy was killed in a collision with a car on Monday evening.A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing...

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Lorry which killed cyclist Ying Tao ‘only signalled as lights changed'

An inquest has heard that the lorry that killed Ying Tao at Bank junction on June 22 last year indicated for less than two seconds before turning left. City of London police and the Crown Prosecution...

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Police seek cyclist who allegedly punched motorist

Police in Buckinghamshire have issued an appeal for witnesses after a cyclist allegedly punched a female driver in Aylesbury.The incident happened at 8.45am last Thursday morning, 21 July, in Wendover...

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Lorry driver who killed cyclist eventually pleaded guilty following report...

A Grimsby lorry driver who claimed he was blinded by the sun has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a cyclist by careless driving after initially denying the charge. Mervyn White, 64, made the...

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Man fined £220 for cycling through red light

A man was ordered to pay £220 this week for cycling through a red light, prompting the Institute of Advanced Motorists to call for bicycles to be allowed to ride through some red lights.32-year-old...

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Deliveroo rider to stand trial after spooking police horses by swearing at them

A Deliveroo rider has appeared before magistrates after allegedly swearing at two officers on patrol in Manchester city centre and startling their horses. Raven Morello, 19, denies cycling without due...

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BMW driver "deliberately swerved" at cyclists near Richmond Park

Police in south west London are investigating an incident in which a motorist is alleged to have deliberately tried to knock cyclists off their bikes, causing two to fall off, with occupants of the BMW...

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Law firm to challenge decision not to prosecute driver involved in Ying Tao...

Law firm Leigh Day are to write to the City of London police asking them to review their decision not to prosecute the lorry driver involved in the fatal collision with cyclist Ying Tao at London’s...

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Cyclist spotted speeding up M56 hard shoulder with hands off the bars

A young cyclist was spotted speeding past gridlocked traffic on the M56 this week with his hands off the bars - sparking a fruitless police hunt.The young man was photographed riding casually - without...

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Dad turns detective to get daughter's bike back

A dad turned detective after his daughter’s bike was stolen, by tracking down the thieves on Facebook.The perhaps appropriately named James Bourne decided to take matters into his own hands, when he...

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Police looking to track down white van involved in fatal collision with...

Hampshire Constabulary is again appealing for information regarding a fatal hit and run which took place on the A338 near Fordingbridge on April 28. Police said that a white Ford Transit flatbed van –...

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Truck driver charged after "menacing, filming" cyclists

WARNING: Video contains swearingA driver who soaked a group of people on bikes with a puddle on a motorway on Monday, and posted the footage to Facebook, has been summoned to court over his actions.The...

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Four men did RideLondon on Boris Bikes after overnight theft

Four men whose bikes were stolen from a garage on the eve of the RideLondon event last weekend refused to let the theft stop them, and decided to complete the challenge on Boris Bikes instead.Tim...

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York railway station bike thief sentenced

A York man has been sentenced after police caught him trying to steal a multi-tool from a branch of Halfords - just two days after officers had taken a set of Allen keys, wire cutters and bolt croppers...

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Video: 'Cycling vigilante' takes 'Mr Loophole' on a bike ride - but lawyer's...

A lawyer who calls himself “Mr Loophole” has joined a helmet camera-using cyclist for a bike ride in London. But his experience hasn't changed his view that cyclists should be made to wear helmets and...

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Reported bike theft at 10-year low

According to police statistics, bike theft dropped by 25.2 per cent from 2011 to 2016. Numbers have fallen from 115,902 thefts in 2011/12 to 86,616 in 2015-16, although it should be noted that a large...

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Cyclists’ Defence Fund launches private prosecution against driver for...

Cycling UK's Cyclists' Defence Fund (CDF) has issued proceedings against the driver involved in a fatal collision with cyclist Michael Mason in London two years ago. Mason, known as Mick, died in...

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