A teenage cyclist has been charged over the death of a woman in east London.

Kim Briggs, 44, from Lewisham, died after being hit by a bike in Old Street while she was on her lunch break.

An air ambulance team was called to the scene and paramedics battled to try and save her life before taking her to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.

Following her death, Mrs Brigg’s husband Matthew told the Standard: “Kim was a wonderful and much loved woman who lived her life to the full and brought warmth to everyone she met.

“She bought a sense of fun to every occasion and we are devastated by this loss.

“We were very lucky to have had such a wonderful woman in our lives and her loss is greatly felt.

“She will be so dearly missed by all her many friends and family.”

Charlie Alliston, 19, was yesterday charged with causing bodily harm by wilful misconduct.

He appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court today and will next appear at the Old Bailey on October 12.