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Tuesday, 19 June 2012

The Independent

• Pair jailed over 'Boris bike' scam

Mail Online

• Fraudsters swindled £42,000 from London 'Boris Bike' hire scheme by diverting fine refunds to friendsNana Boateng, from Enfield in north London and Jose Dias, pictured, from Hackney, in north London, admitted fraud by abuse of their position at Southwark Crown Court.

London Evening Standard

• The great Boris Bike scamTwo fraudsters were jailed today for swindling up to £42,000 from the "Boris bike" scheme.

Other Regional Press

• Transport Minister opens £700k Hove cycle lane The Old Shoreham Road cycle lane in Hove was officially opened this morning (Monday 18 June).

Other News Sources

• Assembly launches investigation into cyclist safety in LondonWith 16 deaths on the capital™s roads last year and injuries also on the rise, where is London going wrong on cyclist safety?  What more needs to be done to make Londoners safer on their bikes?  And what could the capital learn from cities with good cycling records?   The London Assembly Transport Committee today launches an investigation aimed at drawing together issues around cycling in the capital, assessing how effectively improvements are being delivered, and identifying furt...