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E-bike battery fires rise by 70% in 2023 with 270 lithium powered machines exploding and burning at up to 400C

27/05/24 19:31

E-bike battery fires have rose by 70 per cent in 2023, with 270 lithium-powered machines burning in the last year. Fire and rescue services responded to 48 per cent more blazes from all lithium ion battery-powered devices last year than in 2022. Serious incidents include a bike that burst into flames at Sutton station in south London during the rush hour a couple of months ago. The two wheeler set alight on a station platform on March 21 at 5pm....read

Apartment complex is evacuated near Sydney's CBD after fire erupts at e-bike store

26/05/24 04:47

About 50 residents were evacuated from the three-storey Axis Apartments in Chippendale, Sydney , at about 12.45am on Sunday.

Missing Dartmouth student is found dead in the Connecticut River after riding her e-bike into the woods

21/05/24 20:54

Kexin Cai, 26, was first reported missing last Friday after being last seen on the Wednesday prior in Lebanon, New Hampshire .

Not so fast: Illegally modified e-bike rider is caught by cops hurtling down Blackpool Promenade at more than 40mph

21/05/24 16:47

Lancashire Road Police say officers attended the scene and seized the bike. The rider and his passenger managed to flee the scene, but not before the pair had been identified by the force.

How to protect yourself from the e-bike iPhone snatchers: Expert advice from listening out for mopeds to standing close to buildings - and why you need to be more vigilant from 6pm to 10pm

21/05/24 12:20

Figures have shown mobile phones reported as stolen in London every six minutes as the horrific crime wave, spurred on by gangs of muggers using bikes and mopeds, has swept through the capital.

Scourge of the e-bike i-jackers: How gangs of muggers are terrorising the streets of London, targeting children, mothers and commuters by cycling at high speeds and snatching phones in a terrifying crime wave

21/05/24 07:05

A spate of attacks has shocked many Londoners as the horrific crime wave has swept through the capital.

Driver, 20, deliberately rammed and killed electric bike rider, 22, in hit-and-run to 'teach him a lesson' for 'showboating' and pulling wheelies in the street, court told

15/05/24 09:20

Abdirahman Ibrahim, 20, is accused of murdering 22-year-old Liam Jones (pictured) after chasing and twice crashing into the back of him in Stechford, Birmingham.

22 shares Driver rammed and killed e-bike rider for 'showboating', court told

Illegal e-bikes that can hit 40mph are death traps bringing chaos to Britain's streets and are even being used on motorways, industry warns

02/05/24 08:04

Illegal e-bikes that can reach speeds of 40mph are death traps and are even being used on motorways, industry bosses have warned.

Shocking moment brazen thief strikes without even caring that he is being filmed from only a few feet away

27/04/24 11:50

Video footage shows a man in north London take a pipe cutter to the metal bike railing and swing it around to make a cut.

Moment runaway Cavalry horses crash through parked e-bikes after 'being startled by building work' and going on a blind-panic bolt through London - with one falling to the ground while a horseman jumps over a car

26/04/24 12:20

The video from the day of the incident shows the horses running across a road and crashing through parked e-bikes.

My Apple watch saved my life after alerting me to a deadly health condition I didn't know I had

25/04/24 17:18

Jessie Malone, a producer at Peloton Interactive, was riding home on an electric bike when her smartwatch flagged her for a rising heartbeat last May.

Lime e-bike rider's horrific fall in Sydney's busy Eastern Distributor tunnel after dangerous stunt

22/04/24 05:58

The cyclist was spotted by two sisters who driving along the Eastern Distributor tunnel in Sydney on Saturday night. The man was not wearing a helmet.

Cindy Pham: Driver in 'sexy librarian' glasses and leather lingerie learns her fate over her 'very, very poor decisions'

18/04/24 15:03

Cindy Pham, 27, was driving along South Dowling St in Moore Park at 3.45am on February 3 when an e-bike rider moved into the path of her car and the vehicles collided.

Motorists and cyclists both brand new bike riding road measures dangerous as arrows seem to point against the traffic flow

14/04/24 15:03

New bike signs have appeared with arrows pointing against the traffic on one-way streets in Bournemouth. Locals say the scheme is an 'accident waiting to happen' as schoolkids use the roads.

Fury over new 12ft-wide £100,000 cycle route that will squeeze drivers into narrow lane and could endanger bike riders even more

10/04/24 17:10

The £100,000 project to make the cycle-path two-way has left people in Colchester, Essex, gobsmacked as they brand the council's plans 'sheer stupidity'.

Urgent warning issued after e-bike explodes into flames at busy London railway station

08/04/24 13:26

Shocking footage released by the London Fire Brigade shows an e-bike burst into flames on the platform at Sutton train station in south London on Thursday, March 21 at 5.25pm.

Terrifying moment gunman, 26, stalks man and blasts him in the neck before fleeing on an e-bike after following him to two pubs and lying in wait down an alleyway

04/04/24 19:40

The chilling CCTV shows a 'calculated' Hayden Frost, 26, follow the man to two pubs and lying in wait down an alleyway before unleashing a volley of gunfire at his target.

'Help, I'm going to die': Teenage boy used his dying breath to call police and tell them the name of his killer after he was stabbed in the chest as he rode his bike - as suspect, 17, stands trial

04/04/24 18:46

Temur Qureshi, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene in Hampden Road, in the Langley area of Slough, on September 30 last year. He sustained a fatal stab wound to the chest.

23 shares Teenager used dying breaths to name boy accused of stabbing him

Tragedy as 'loveable' grandfather, 86, dies after being hit by an e-bike: Cops arrest 18-year-old man and hunt for the missing vehicle

02/04/24 22:43

Bart O'Hare, 86, was fatally injured after he collided with a bike on Accrington Road, Burnley, on March 22.

20 shares Tragedy as 'loveable' grandfather dies after being hit by an e-bike

The illegal e-bike menace plaguing our streets: How number of electric vehicles confiscated by police has doubled year-on-year - as families of victims killed in crashes demand crackdown

31/03/24 13:16

Police stat shows that 260 electric powered bicycles were seized by officers last year, double the 130 confiscated in 2022 and four times as many as the 61 which were taken in the year before.

Pedicab explodes in ball of flames outside Buckingham Palace as emergency services are called

30/03/24 15:04

A pedicab has 'exploded' outside Buckingham Palace with videos and pictures uploaded to social media showing firefighters extinguishing the flames.

Two teenagers, 16 and 17, are killed in horror e-bike crash: Youngsters were passengers when they were involved in fatal four-car pile-up, with boy, 14, still in hospital - as heartbroken family and friends pay tribute

26/03/24 22:21

Marcus Beck, 17, and 16-year-old Gregor Booth both died in the smash which took place on the A941 Lossiemouth to Elgin road, at the junction with the B9135 in Moray.

Two teenage e-bike passengers, 16 and 17, are killed in crash with four cars which also left rider, 14, and driver, 54, in hospital

26/03/24 15:58

The crash happened on the A941 Lossiemouth to Elgin road in Moray at the junction with the B9135 at around 8pm on Monday.

I shaved an HOUR off the school run and beat the traffic with an easy hack - but it wasn't cheap

02/03/24 08:13

Mum-of-two Lucy Denyer from York spoke of her plight every morning - getting her two kids to school on time when both attend different institutions - almost two miles apart.

Is YOUR favourite luxury item on the hit list of items muggers are targeting? How gangs are targeting Canada Goose coats, Brompton bikes, Rolex watches and AirPods

01/03/24 07:54

Theft of high end items in the capital has soared in recent years resulting in some innocent passers-by being tackled to the ground on the streets and forced to hand over their goods.

Senegalese man running 'illegal' migrant shelter to house 87 in his shop basement is busted for having a SECOND location where 60 were spending the night

29/02/24 16:25

A second 'illegal' migrant shelter was busted on Wednesday in the Bronx. Ebou Sarr, the man who ran the other shelter in Queens also ran this one. The migrants were taken to city-run shelters.

Parents warned about the dangers of e-scooters after girl, 16, is convicted for causing crash which left biker with 'life-changing injuries' - as call to ban dangerous two-wheeled menace grow

29/02/24 14:17

The girl, who was 16 at the time, was riding her e-scooter outside Letchworth Railway Station on January 7 last year.

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Fire chiefs warn converted e-bikes can create 'toxic vapour clouds' and jets of flame hot enough to melt metal as shocking footage shows one catching alight on a busy high street

29/02/24 10:08

The distressing scenes, shared on social media last night, showing the bike being engulfed by flames on a road in Shepherds Bush, east London.

Senegalese business owner DEFENDS charging 87 migrants $300k-a-year to live in his cramped basement and says they're now 'in the streets' instead of shelter promised to them by Eric Adams : 'We have to help ourselves!'

28/02/24 21:04

Eboue Sarr had been charging a monthly fee of $300 for shelter and food, earning himself $26,1000 a month, or $313,000 a year in the process to allow the migrants sleep in the basement.

Hero binman rescues woman, man and dog from deadly house fire - then has a cup of tea in Greggs before finishing his round

28/02/24 16:31

EXCL: Steve Whitehouse, 49, was on a trade waste round with driver Kevin Marriott when they spotted the blaze on Tuesday morning on Ridgeway Road in Tipton, West Midlands.

Queens business owner housed EIGHTY SEVEN 'Senegalese migrants' in basement and charged them $300-a-month each for shelter and three meals a day, netting him $313,000 in annual rent

27/02/24 19:06

Officials made the shocking discovery on Monday during a building inspection after a 311 call prompted an investigation in Richmond Hills.

Aussies rejoice over cyclist getting fined $1500

20/02/24 23:17

Aussies have rejoiced after an e-bike rider caught flouting the rules was fined more than $1,500 in two separate incidents on NSW roads.

Reason woman was fined more than $2,500 for riding an e-bike... and it could happen to anyone

20/02/24 02:25

The 42-year-old Sydney woman, from Canley Vale in the city's west, was doing the school run on Monday morning when she was stopped by officers from Liverpool Highway Patrol.

Warehouse storing lithium batteries goes up in flames in France amid growing fears over their dangers

18/02/24 18:16

A warehouse storing 900 tons of lithium batteries waiting to be recycled went up in flames this afternoon in Viviez in Aveyron, and residents were told to stay indoors by authorities.

Pompous 'Tyre Extinguishers' who punctured the wheels of seven Range Rovers, one Bentley and a Porsche on West London street were targeting the wrong people say fuming locals who insist 'they drive electric bikes and work for renewable energy firms'

14/02/24 14:09

EXCLUSIVE: Range Rovers, Bentley's and Porsche's were among the vehicles targeted in Sands End, Fulham, on Monday night, by a group known as 'The Tyre Extinguishers'.

Dramatic moment firefighter rescues man dangling precariously from third floor window ledge after trying to escape e-bike blaze

13/02/24 13:28

This is the dramatic moment firefighters rescued a man dangling from a window in his East London flat while trying to escape an e-bike fire.

Royal Courts of Justice blaze which caused chaos in central London was caused by e-bike battery failure, fire chiefs confirm

10/02/24 20:01

More than a dozen firefighters with specialist gear from three fire engines rushed to battle the blaze (pictured) at the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday.

Pictured: Man, 33, gunned down in street before his killer 'fled on bike' as police launch manhunt for shooter

09/02/24 23:26

Lenny Scott, 33 from Prescot in Merseyside, was shot on Peel Road in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, at around 7.35pm last night.

Moment prolific shoplifter is caught red-handed brazenly stealing from Co-Op store for the SIXTH time - but thief is SPARED jail

07/02/24 13:03

Ricky Tinsley, 40, was spotted by an officer walking out of a Co-Op with bags full of stolen goods on Saturday afternoon.

A coroner investigating a pensioner's death has warned electric bike conversion kits can be dangerous - so why ARE Amazon, eBay and more STILL selling them for up to £390 a go?

05/02/24 10:01

Electric bike and scooter conversion kits are still being sold online on sites like Amazon and eBay despite warnings over their safety.

Moore Park crash: Half-naked driver allegedly ploughs into e-bike rider before being arrested and bundled into the back of a police van wearing only leather lingerie

04/02/24 01:55

The bike rider, a 29-year-old man, was treated by paramedics at the scene before being rushed to St Vincents Hospital in a serious condition.

279 shares Lingerie clad driver charged for allegedly hitting e-bike rider

Stricken Las Vegas mom says son, 11, has 'lost his FACE' after being struck by truck while cycling to school on sidewalk

03/02/24 03:10

Rayan Kim, 11, was hit by a pickup truck in Las Vegas on Tuesday while on his way to school on Tuesday morning. He suffered life-threatening injuries but doctor's said that he is alive.

Moment dopey drug dealer is arrested by police after falling off his electric bike while trying to show off to officers - who then find 38 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin on him

02/02/24 19:30

Corey Whitehead was arrested by officers in Ely, Caerau, Cardiff in November, and was also carrying £2,500 in cash and a large knife, and his phone contained evidence of drug dealing.

Las Vegas boy Rayan Kim, 11, fighting for his life after he was hit and run over by pick-up truck on his way to school and left with devastating injuries

02/02/24 17:21

Rayan Kim was riding his electric bicycle to Gunderson Middle School in southwest Las Vegas on Wednesday when he was hit by a 2012 Nissan Frontier shortly before 8am.

Urgent e-bike and e-scooter warning after spate of fires including horror blaze that killed a mother and her two young children

01/02/24 15:58

Important new guidance on e-bike and e-scooter safety has been released today by the Government following a spate of horrific fires.

Cyclist tells how he nearly died and flat was burnt down after e-bike battery he bought it on Amazon exploded and destroyed his property, admitting 'I'd have been dead if I hadn't got out of there'

27/01/24 11:13

Reece Street, 32, had to be re-homed and lost thousands of pounds worth of belongings after the fire destroyed his flat. He purchased his lithium battery pack from UPP via Amazon in October 2023.

Murder trial suspects fight each other in the courtroom after being convicted of killing man in row over electric bike

25/01/24 18:04

A violent fight broke out at court after a teenager was convicted of murdering a man in a dispute over an electric bike. Co-defendants Terrell Boyce, and Nathaniel Daly, clashed in the dock.

One of Britain's most wanted men who went on the run for two years is jailed for more than 19 years for drugs and firearm supply after being found in Marbella

25/01/24 14:14

Dean Garforth, 31, spent two years on the run after fleeing the country following the cracking of the EncroChat communications network used by organised crime gangs.

Convoy of bikers who hit the road in memory of two teenage boys who died after being chased by a police van appear in court - after officers charge them with driving offences

24/01/24 15:19

Police seized 20 vehicles including quad-bikes and scramblers after the convoy of more than 50 bikers took part in the tribute to Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15.

Ferocious North Bondi apartment blaze sees backpackers lose passports, phones and crucial bank info after an e-bike battery exploded when left charging overnight

20/01/24 02:45

Four visitors from South America woke up to flames after one of them had left an e-bike battery charging overnight in their North Bondi unit on Curtis Street.

Are electric buses safe? Expert reveals how lithium battery fires can spread 'like a domino effect' after TfL bus 'exploded' on the school-run before hybrid vehicle burst into flames a day later... but incidents are very rare

16/01/24 12:19

Former firefighter Neil Pedersen told MailOnline that while electric bus fires are very rare, the chemical nature of them could have catastrophic consequences.

Sadiq Khan faces calls to withdraw fleet of London's electric buses from service for 'urgent checks' after explosion on double-decker - as fire investigators probe cause of SECOND blaze on a hybrid bus in east London

12/01/24 15:59

Transport for London (TfL) insists all its remaining Optare Metrodecker buses are safe and will stay in service despite one catching fire in a blast that ripped off its back in Wimbledon yesterday.

Electric double-decker buses will NOT be withdrawn from service after one 'exploded' on the school run, TfL confirms - as hybrid bus catches fire in east London just a day later

12/01/24 11:54

A huge blast ripped off the back of an Optare Metrodecker 1050 bus travelling from Mitcham to Raynes Park in South West London yesterday, with 15 firefighters scrambled to the scene.

My daughter was killed in an e-bike fire - something has to change: Grief-stricken mother of 21-year-old model who died in London flat blaze calls for blanket ban on the electric vehicles

11/01/24 09:52

Sofia Duarte, 21, died when a blaze caused by a converted e-bike battery ripped through a flat block on Old Kent Road in Bermondsey, southeast London on New Year's Day 2023.

Coroner issues warning about dangers of e-bike 'conversion kits' after pensioner, 74, was killed in house fire sparked by 'overcharging' mountain bike

10/01/24 09:11

Bobby Lee, 74, died as a result of 'severe burn injuries' and the inhalation of 'toxic smoke' after the blaze broke out in his home on Woodyard Close, Kentish Town, in August last year.

'I don't regret a single penny': Welsh FM Mark Drakeford angrily defends pumping £500,000 of taxpayers money into campaign burnishing his government's green credentials while cutting public services

09/01/24 16:02

The Welsh First Minister said he did not regret 'a single penny' of the £536,125 spent on an 18-month 'public engagement strategy' for the Climate Action Wales quango.

They have been used for 20,000 offences in three years, a 60% rise... Now END the great e-scooter crimewave

07/01/24 00:52

Scores of e-scooter riders were also found to be carrying weapons and dozens of pedestrians have been run down, according to the data. Jamie Smith (right), 6, was struck by one in Leicester.

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Now admit the great e-scooter experiment was a giant mistake

07/01/24 00:01

When they first appeared on our streets a few years ago, it was not clear what problem they were intended to solve, except the difficulties of people too lazy to use their own legs or wait for a bus...

California clothing designer sobs as she's jailed for 90 days for striking young mom who was riding e-bike and killing her near $1.3M home: Victim's forgiving dad asked judge not to imprison her

06/01/24 05:14

The woman who killed a mother riding an e-bike with her 16-month-old daughter in California broke down sobbing in court before being sentenced to 90 days behind bars.

Welsh Labour government blasted for spending more than £500,000 of taxpayers money on 'extortionate virtue-signalling ad campaign' praising its green credentials while cutting public services

05/01/24 13:20

Cardiff is due to spend £536,125 on a 'public engagement strategy' for the Climate Action Wales quango over 18 months. This includes £61,104 spend on social media advertising.

Croydon fire near Burwood in Sydney: Huge inferno breaks out

04/01/24 19:04

Firefighters rushed to a two-storey warehouse on Elizabeth street in Croydon on Friday morning after reports a blaze had erupted just metres from homes.

'Banksy bandit' suspect ARRESTED by Met police after £250,000 stop sign art was stolen from Peckham street in broad daylight

23/12/23 18:30

The stop sign featuring three military drones appeared at the junction of Commercial Way in Peckham on Friday.

Met police confirm they are calling in the detectives after official theft complaint was made over Banksy artwork that was snatched an hour after it was officially unveiled

23/12/23 16:37

The stop sign featuring three military drones appeared at the junction of Commercial Way in Peckham on Friday. It was stolen from the traffic pole by a man standing on a Lime bike.

EXCLUSIVE: The hunt for the £250,000 Banksy bandit. Police WILL launch investigation into Peckham Stop sign art stolen by bike thief after council leader files official report

22/12/23 22:56

EXCLUSIVE: The deputy leader of Southwark Council said the local community want the artwork back after it was chopped down less than an hour after it was revealed to be genuine.

Homeless sex offender who displayed 'free fentanyl' signs outside San Francisco school is convicted of creating a public nuisance - and now faces up to six months in prison

22/12/23 22:40

A homeless pedophile who held signs advertising 'free fentanyl' outside of an elementary school has been convicted of creating a public nuisance.

Will Banksy's stolen artwork ever be recovered? Police rule out probe until they get reports of theft from 'owner' after two men cut down artist's 'drone stop' sign that experts are valuing at £250,000

22/12/23 20:29

The force says that it is waiting for a formal report of a crime from the owner of the property before they try and track down the culprit.

Astonishing moment new Banksy artwork is 'stolen': Two men are spotted removing 'drone stop' sign on Peckham street corner - just an hour after the elusive artist confirmed on Instagram it was his

22/12/23 12:50

The artist confirmed the artwork - a traffic stop sign covered with three aircraft said to resemble military drones - was his in a social media post today shortly after midday.

E-bike yobs have turned our quiet corner of Kensington into a bicycle dumping ground! Pensioners give up on going out due to pavements blocked with pay-as-you-ride gadgets

16/12/23 08:18

EXCLUSIVE: A retired pensioner couple say their quiet corner of West London has been turned into a graveyard for Lime e-bikes which are 'flytipped' on the side of the pavement.

Kenny DeForest's family gathered around his deathbed to play his favorite songs and tell his favorite stories before taking him off life support after horrific e-bike crash, friend says

15/12/23 18:32

DeForest, 37, died on Wednesday night, less than a week after a horror e-bike crash near Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

Mother and son suffer serious injuries after they were forced to jump from second floor window to escape e-bike battery fire that destroyed house

15/12/23 16:21

Around six fire engines and around 40 firefighters responded to the blaze on King Edward's Road, Hackney, London, shortly after 3am on Thursday.

Comedian Kenny DeForest dies aged 37 after horror e-bike crash in NYC following failed skull surgery for a brain bleed

15/12/23 08:51

The comedian's death remains under investigation after initial reports that he was killed in a hit and run proved to be untrue.

Police watchdog to probe complaints from families of teenagers killed in Cardiff e-bike crash over how they were treated by officers

14/12/23 15:11

Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, were killed on Cardiff's Ely housing estate on Monday, May 22, when they crashed on an e-bike.

Cardiff cancels its £800,000 bike hire scheme Nextbike after more than 3,000 cycles were stolen or vandalised over two years

11/12/23 16:33

A bike hire scheme which was given £800,000 in taxpayers cash by the Welsh Government has been scrapped for an entire city.

'Obsessive' Heathrow airport worker who spied on ex-lover before murdering her desperately wanted to restart a romance with her, court told

07/12/23 16:02

An 'obsessive' Heathrow airport worker was desperate to restart the relationship with the woman he would viciously murder, a court heard.

share Heathrow worker 'murdered ex-lover wanted to restart affair'

Airport worker 'planted bugs at house he shared with woman he was obsessed with and checked them 302 times as she enjoyed passionate date with boyfriend before he went home and bludgeoned her to death', court hears

06/12/23 19:39

Sheldon Rodrigues, 30, allegedly spent most of his night shift listening in on Stephanie Hansen, 39, as she enjoyed a passionate date with her new boyfriend.

3 shares Airport worker 'planted bugs at house he shared with victim'

Man, 28, killed in e-bike battery fire succumbed to the flames after running back inside his house to try and save his brother who had already escaped through the back window

05/12/23 17:43

Mohsin Janjua, 28, did not realise his brother had already escaped through the back window when he dashed back into the blazing terraced house in Bradford.

Now 10,000 'dangerous' food delivery bikes on Scotland's streets… and pavements!

26/11/23 00:12

A staggering 10,000 cyclists are operating across Scotland's towns and cities delivering fast food, prompting calls for an urgent crackdown on the massively expanding

The three fatal shootings in a week which rocked Liverpool: How Ashley Dale was gunned down a day before nine-year-old Olivia Pratt Korbell's murder - and after 22-year-old was shot by gang on electric bikes

20/11/23 22:48

Ashley Dale's (pictured) murderers were today convicted of murdering the council worker in a horrific shooting that was one of three which rocked Liverpool in the space of a week last year.

Interactive map reveals how many e-scooter crashes happened near YOU - after 12 deaths and 1,492 injuries last year

19/11/23 08:01

On average eight people a week are suffering life-changing injuries while riding e-scooters, shocking new data has shown, with one third of adults crashing an e-bike needed treatment for fractures.

Teens who killed 14-year-old boy in Newcastle stabbing wrote a rap song about their fatal machete attack, court hears

15/11/23 20:22

Gordon Gault died in hospital (left) six days after he was stabbed with a machete while riding on the back of a friend's e-scooter following 'beef' with a rival group in November 2022.

11 shares Teens who killed 14-year-old wrote rap song about attack, court hears

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