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Helmet cams for cyclists set road users on collision course
04 August 2013 12:00 AM
Cameras worn by cyclists to highlight the daily dangers they face from motorists on Britain's roads are fuelling tensions between car and bike users, a new study argues. Social media sites such as YouTube and Twitter contain hundreds of videos taken by the lightweight devices which are attached to riders' helmets. They can show shocking examples of cyclists being cut up, knocked off and even physically attacked by irate drivers.
Imagine a feudal country where 432 families own half the land. Welcome to Scotland
01 August 2013 05:35 PM
The country's vast estates are under threat of being broken up and sold to small farmers. The laird's response? Get off our land
Barbaric and inhumane: Paralysed man Paul Lamb hits back after judges dismiss his right-to-die appeal
31 July 2013 06:34 PM
Former builder has spent the past 23 years receiving round-the-clock care with only a tiny degree of movement in his right arm
Squadron Leader Peter Tunstall, the cooler king of Colditz who failed to get the recognition he deserved
30 July 2013 07:33 PM
His death has raised questions about why he was never honoured
Eric Pickles's plan to give 15-minute grace on double-yellow lines is denounced as 'unworkable'
29 July 2013 04:23 PM
Lib Dems split over support for cabinet colleague
Theatre review: The Legend of King Arthur, York Theatre Royal
29 July 2013 11:58 AM
No shortage of thought and effort has gone into making this updated working of the Arthurian legend more than just a hot afternoon or evening at the theatre.
Shoppers to be allowed to park on double-yellow lines for 15 minutes under Eric Pickles policy
29 July 2013 08:51 AM
But motorists could face stiffer fines for dangerous parking
The Confessions of Gordon Brown fringe play: Tony Blair? Don’t worry about him, Gordon, it’s a one-man show
26 July 2013 06:41 PM
Show is a chance to reassess Britain’s least loved PM, writes Jonathan Brown
Childhood sweethearts more likely to endure the earlier you were born, study reveals
24 July 2013 07:13 PM
How the baby boomers made it last, but Thatcher’s children couldn’t
Stolen personal details of 400,000 witnesses and defendants at Salford Magistrates Court found for sale on eBay
24 July 2013 05:21 PM
The £1,200 server was returned but police found insufficient evidence to find the thief
- 1 Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
- 2 Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
- 3 US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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