laidlaw missed most of the six nations campaign after injuring his ankle in the defeat by france. british and irish lions squad next month for the new zealand tour and laidlaw believes a number of scots have a great chance of being included. the scottish players are in with as much of a shout as any other players, to be honest. through the championship we were consistently fairly good, apart from the english game. individually, there were some strong performances. there are competition for positions right through the squad. they will need a strong squad to go to new zealand. it is the best players in the world to go and play rugby in a very proud nation. it will be tough for the players given the privilege to represent the lions. ronnie o'sullivan is through to the second round of the china open in beijing, after a comfortable victory over gareth allen. it's the last tournament before next month's world championship in sheffield, and despite not being on top—form, o'sullivan won without dropping a frame against the welshman. meanwhile, the home favourite ding junhui is also safely

laidlaw missed most of the 6 nations campaign after injuring his ankle against france. scots have a great chance of being included. the scottish players are in with as much of a shout as any other players to be honest with you. ifelt through the championship we were probably consistently apart from the english game, individually there we re english game, individually there were some strong performances. english game, individually there were some strong performances. we'll need a strong squad to go to new zealand, it's the best place to go in the world to play rugby, a very proud nation and it will be a tough talk for the players given the privilege to represent the lions. and front flips are usually reserved for gymnastics or trampolining but a monster truck driver became the first in the sport's history to pull off a front flip at the monsterjam world finals. lee o'donnell, nicknamed the mad scientist, completed it much to the delight and surprise of the crowd in las vegas. listen to the crowd! how on earth do you do that? it looks like it was by mistake. was it on pur

greg laidlaw will delete mac hopes to be back to play before the summer tour of australia. injuring his ankle in the defeat of france. warren gatland will name his squad for the new zealand tour and greg little believes a number of scots have a great chance the pillow the scottish players have as much of a shout as other players. i felt throughout the championship we were consistently good and individually we had strong performances. competition for places right throughout the squad and he has other good players right through other nations as well to pick from so they will need a strong squad to go to new zealand, it is the best place in the world to play rugby and are very proud nation, it is going to bea are very proud nation, it is going to be a tough tour for the players to be a tough tour for the players to represent the lions. ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the second round of the china open in beijing after beating gareth allen. it is the last tour before the world championship in sheffield and despite not being on top form today ronnie 0'sullivan one without droppi

their 18th win in a row on saturday, against a scotland side captained byjohn barclay, with greig laidlawr olympics. he looks exactly the same. don't expect too much, though. his furthest jump was around 24 metres. that is not even half the distance he jumped 29 years ago. what do you think of this technique? in all fairness, it is terrifying, isn't it? and he is 30 years older than he was back then.” isn't it? and he is 30 years older than he was back then. i give him props for even attempting to fly off a steep slope like that. nice to see the eagle back on our television. the death of a white rhino at the hand of poachers in a paris zoo has left many conservationists in shock, as the hunt for its killer continues. vince, a four year old rhino, was shot and had one his horns hacked off, in what is believed to be the first such incident in europe. joining us from amsterdam is david williams—mitchell from the european association of zoos and aquaria. thank you very much for your time this morning. i know that this zoo is one of your members. what can you tell us about the investigation so

and also with ian laidlaw, a surgeon who has been leading the improvement of cancer services across this country. dramatic improvements actually, with which the speed people then get the quality cancer care they need. and pa rt quality cancer care they need. and part of that is making sure we have the most modern equipment, cancer treatment equipment in every cancer centre across the country. so today, we are also setting out the biggest upgrade in radiotherapy machines with the details of all of the hospitals across this country which are going to get those new cancer treatment equipment over the course of the next 18 months. the country has also woken up to the fact that at least one in four of us is likely to have some form of mental health issue, be it stress, depression, anxiety or something more severe. we know that mental health services have often been the poor relation in the nhs. so, this morning we are being very clear that alongside improvements in a&e services and gp services and cancer services, it is time mental health gets its fair share of attention and that is why we ar