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Until the day that a healthy environment is universally recognised as a fundamental human right, our politicians must be held to account. After all, over one million deaths each month are attributable to unhealthy environments. European law has been a force for good in environmental matters as in so many other areas so it's vital that...

Bath has become the first city in England outside London to charge a levy on polluting vehicles. The clean air zone operates in the city centre 24 hours a day throughout the year and charges apply to pre-euro 6 diesel and pre-euro 4 petrol vehicles, except private cars and motorbikes. Taxis, minibuses and other commercial vehicles that fail...

Only when a multi-functional tool is engineered to an extremely high standard does it cease to be a jack of all trades and become supremely useful in its own right. The Nutter is the Leatherman of the cycling world; a new generation of bicycle multi tool that is exceptionally simple, extremely functional and rather stylish-looking to boot....

After what feels like an exceptionally long and wet winter, one would be forgiven for assuming Britain must have more water than it knows what to do with, but we have less available water per person than most other European countries. In fact, South East England has less water available per person than the Sudan or Syria. Reducing the...

Battery powered angle grinders have been a game changer for cycle thieves. Small, powerful and quieter than their mains-powered cousins, the cordless tools make short work of every design of cycle lock. It's a problem that prompted us to ask 'what would Q dream up to protect James Bond's bike?' - a question that led to an anti-theft ejector...

The family of a man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver are calling on the government to broaden the definition in law of 'death by dangerous driving' to include a failure to stop, call 999 and render aid on scene until further help arrives. At time of writing, their petition has almost 6,000 signatures. The driver who killed Ryan...

The Brainy Bike Light claims to play on the way our brains react to instantly recognisable symbols - the design uses an illuminated bike symbol to stand out from urban light clutter. The light was developed with the help of a specialist in behavioural economics, who found a bike symbol was more quickly recognised by other road users than...

Lockdown has put the brakes on all but essential travel and there's no doubt the environment has benefitted. As the streets emptied of traffic in London almost a year ago, levels of nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and particulates fell to their lowest since records began in 2000, according to the London Air Quality Network. However, as...

If the Brompton is a Morris Minor, the RadMini is surely the Range Rover of folding bicycles. When fitted with 4”-wide, all-terrain tyres to soak up potholes, a folding frame makes multi-modal travel a breeze and heavy duty cargo racks put both Morrisons and Morocco within reach. With the bike fully laden with 50kg of cargo, powerful 180mm...