After taking up riding to cope with tragedy, Mirtha Munoz has scaled the peak of extreme cycling Reuters Sun 6 Oct 2019 03.04 BST Bolivia’s “Death Road” might seem an odd place for a septuagenarian on two wheels. The world’s most dangerous road spirals skyward nearly 3,300 metres, from the country’s lowland jungles to the… [Read More]

Westminster Bridge and Whitehall among blocked sites as number of arrests rises to 135 Haroon SiddiqueMon 7 Oct 2019 13.28 BST ‘We have the right to rebel’: Extinction Rebellion begin Westminster shutdown – video Extinction Rebellion protesters have shut off large parts of Westminster as they began a planned two-week shutdown of central London. The… [Read More]

By being on the road, women seem to be transgressing a boundary that some men find intolerable Kate Jelly Fri 4 Oct 2019 11.09 BST A 2015 report found female cyclists are twice as likely to be abused or harassed on the roads than men. Photograph: format4/Alamy I commute in London by bike. Run-ins with… [Read More]

2 hours ago Thousands of Extinction Rebellion activists have held an “opening ceremony” ahead of two weeks of planned major disruption across London. The environmental group plans to shut down key sites, including Westminster and Lambeth bridges, in addition to protests outside key Government departments. The “opening ceremony” was held at Marble Arch on Sunday… [Read More]

Extinction Rebellion’s Theory of Change This Theory of Change was developed by pooling knowledge, ideas and research from many sources, both inside and outside the movement. Representatives from our working groups and a panel of randomly selected members of the UK movement participated in a strategy-setting process over 3 months this year. This process aimed… [Read More]

By Victoria Heywood Tuesday, 24 September 2019 The 96-year-old couple gave up tandem riding just last year – although Lionel is still cycling. Cycling UK’s Victoria Heywood met them. Cycling UK member Lionel Joseph and his wife Joyce hit the headlines last year when they revealed that, after a lifetime of cycling together, they were… [Read More]

By Jim Densham Friday, 4 October 2019 A legal loophole means that parking in a mandatory cycle lane – breaking the Highway Code – isn’t always illegal. We are working to fix the law in Scotland, as Jim Densham, our Campaigns and Policy Manager for Scotland, explains. A cycle lane should be a safe space… [Read More]

Scotland Yard plans ‘proactive and swift’ counter-action as forces send extra officers to London for October protest Wed 2 Oct 2019 Specialist police teams will be heading to London this weekend to help deal with two weeks of protests planned by Extinction Rebellion, the environmental activists who brought the capital to a standstill over Easter…. [Read More]

Exclusive: experts say obesity rates soaring as governments fail to tackle junk food adverts Sarah BoseleyLast modified on Wed 2 Oct 2019 20.15 BS Childhood obesity is rising exponentially worldwide as the relentless marketing of junk foods reaches around the globe and governments do too little to protect their children’s health, according to data shared… [Read More]

A cyclist who was seriously injured by a red-light jumping motorist has authorised police to release CCTV footage of the shocking incident after the driver involved was jailed last week. As we reported last Thursday, Jason Handley initially told the cyclist, “It’s your fault, you did it to yourself,” but later admitted the collision in… [Read More]