Analysis Summary:

The BBC article is factually accurate based on the provided verification sources. All sources confirm that cyclists who kill could face life sentences under new amendments. The article presents the information in a relatively neutral tone, with minimal discernible bias.

Detailed Analysis:

• Claim:** "The amendment would also see increased sentences for deaths and serious injury caused by cyclists."
  • Verification Source #1: Supports this claim, stating cyclists who kill pedestrians by dangerous cycling could face life imprisonment.
  • Verification Source #2: Supports this claim, stating cyclists who cause death or serious injury by dangerous cycling could face life imprisonment and five years in jail, respectively.
  • Verification Source #3: Supports this claim, stating the Crime and Policing Bill would see death by dangerous cycling aligned with current motoring laws.
  • Verification Source #4: Supports this claim, stating cyclists who kill pedestrians by dangerous cycling could face life imprisonment.
  • Verification Source #5: Supports the general context of increased sentences for causing death by dangerous driving, which the new law aims to align with.

Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:

• All verification sources agree that cyclists who kill pedestrians by dangerous cycling could face life imprisonment under new amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill. Verification Source #1, Verification Source #2, Verification Source #3, and Verification Source #4 all explicitly state this. Verification Source #5 provides context regarding existing sentencing for causing death by dangerous driving. There are no contradictions among the sources.