内容摘要：Former Race Across the World contestant Sam Gardiner has died after a crash.

Former Race Across the World contestant Sam Gardiner has died after a crash.

"I thought by doing this bold move, it'll gain people's interest, and it has really," he said."It's raised a lot of conversations, certainly with colleagues, talking about their own mental health stories, so in my eyes it's really worked."

The route of the World Naked Bike Ride will see the pair cycle through some of London's busiest areas.Cyclists from across the world will depart at 14:50 BST on 14 June from Regents Park.An art gallery is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its volunteer scheme which has seen people give thousands of hours towards supporting the city's cultural life.

Bosses at Wolverhampton Art Gallery said the initiative had welcomed them from all walks of life – with 48 regular volunteers who have given a combined total of almost 13,000 hours of their time over the past year."I think it gives me more confidence and has helped show me I am more capable than I believed," one of the volunteers, John, said.

Their duties include welcoming visitors and helping with workshops and events, with their ages ranging from 18 to 81.

John added that being part of the programme helped him get out of his house and to stay active.The attacks, the latest sign of collapsing security in Mali and the wider Sahel region, came after the United States Africa Command warned about growing efforts by various different Islamist militant groups which operate in the Sahel to gain access to West Africa's coastline.

During a press conference on Friday, the commander of United States Africa Command (Africom), Gen Michael Langley, described recent attacks in Nigeria, the wider Sahel, and the Lake Chad Basin as deeply troubling, warning that the groups' access to the coast would significantly boost their capacity for smuggling and arms trafficking.It is thought that more than 400 soldiers have been killed by militants since the beginning of last month in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Reuters reports.

The vocalist of a thrash metal band said he felt "lucky" that the group has been selected to perform at a festival he first attended more than 15 years ago.Lee Margaillan, from Collapse The Sky, a band from Norwich, said the group entered a competition to play at Download Festival as part of its