but it will be less than welcome on the field on saturday for this final game against the png team.y have to win. they certainly do, i think they will perform, i watched them a couple of times in practices this week and i think the win at the end of this trip would be vitally important in relation to confidence and also in relation to the ambition and ends of the tour. it won't be a gimme by any way or shape, png were very vigorous last week, if the lines of the game in any way, shape or form... -- if the —— if the lines are off their game in any way or shape, they could be off again. great britain have played eight times against papa new guinea and 17, but papa new guinea does have a sprinkling of rugby players from australia and new zealand and super league players from england. they are tough, it's how they play, they find themselves into the line, there are very vigorous, their kicking game is good, and they are physically engaging. i think that's where the lions have the advantage, i think the size of the britain team should get them over the line, but if they're off in any way

it's been a province of png since png achieved its own independence in 1975.atist war, in which up to 20,000 people were killed. with the help of international mediation, a peace agreement was signed and the war ended in 1997. it led to the formation of an autonomous government in 2005, and the promise of a non—binding referendum on independence, which is of course happening this weekend. annmaree o'keeffe is from the pacific islands programme at the lowy institute. she's been telling me what happens once the votes are counted. well, once the results of the referendum are known, in fact, there are two parts to the question — one is independence. do you want independence or do you want greater autonomy? at this stage, it is expected that the vast majority will vote for independence and that in part is because there will be civic and social pressure on people to vote that way. remember, the conflict lasted 10 years. it was a very nasty conflict. tens of thousands of people were killed in the conflict. there is a lot of blood attached to this referendum, if you l

bougainville is an autonomous region of papua new guinea, or png.or most of its income. any vote for independence would need to be approved in time by the png parliament. bolivia‘s interim government says it will hold talks with protesters on saturday to end unrest. supporters of the ousted president have blocked main roads, causing food and fuel shortages. earlier, the government accused evo morales of sedition and terrorism. gareth barlow reports. bolivians waiting in line, thousands at a time, to buy basic goods — from a single chicken to a single bottle of gas. this, the impact of the roadblocks set up by supporters of evo morales, who has urged them to maintain their blockades. in doing so, the interim government argues mr morales committed treason and sedition. translation: the people don't deserve to be enclosed. i deeply regret what we‘re going through here in the city of la paz. its people do not deserve a blockade on getting fuel. evo morales, who fled to mexico following the disputed election, is keen to maintain a presence in politics ba

bougainville is an autonomous region of papua new guinea, or png.national authorities for most of its income. any vote for independence would need to be approved in time by the png parliament. phil mercer, bbc news. bolivia's interim government has accused the former president, evo morales, of terrorism and sedition. mr morales, who disputes the allegations, has been blamed for organising roadblocks to prevent food from entering cities. at least 29 people have been killed in clashes between security forces and protesters. gareth barlow reports. bolivians waiting in line, thousands ata time, bolivians waiting in line, thousands at a time, to buy basic goods from a single check into a single bottle of gas. this the impact of the roadblocks set up by supporters of evo morales, who has urged them to maintain their blockades. in doing so, the interim government argues mr morales committed treason and sedition. translation: the people don't deserve to be enclosed. i deeply regret what we're going through here in the city of has. its people do not deserve

bougainville is an autonomous region of papua new guinea, or png.ends on national authorities for most of its income. any vote for independence would need to be approved in time by the png parliament. phil mercer, bbc news. bolivia's interim government has launched legal action against the ousted president, evo morales. it's after he called on his supporters to maintain blockades in the country. road blocks in the capital la paz have been in place for weeks, causing severe food and fuel shortages. morales, who is currently in exile in mexico, has been accused of sedition and terrorism. president trump says outlawing some vaping products may lead to a rise in dangerous counterfeit ones. he made the comments at a meeting with a range of industry representatives, and it comes as health authorities in the us confirmed that a vaping—related respiratory illness has killed 47 people. the pope is on his way to japan after a 4—day tour of thailand. during his visit there, pope francis talked about the abuse of women and girls in the sex industry, as well as

that great britain performance because they were very under par was out enthused, out energised, the pngclearly a disappointing end but history in the making not in the right way. the lions franchise came back and they made history tonight in the way they‘re going. made history tonight in the way they're going. if we take off our gb classes and look at the perspective for international rugby, a fantastic result for pa pa for international rugby, a fantastic result for papa new guinea and rugby league in this part of the world. their national game is rugby week. you saw with the crowd that was here tonight a packed stadium sold out. the crowd went absolutely bonkers when they were winning. they deserve the victory tonight and played exceptionally well. the enthusiasm and the second half was excellent. it felt the great britain lions needed to stop the momentum at some point and they were unable to do that for sub for credit to the kumuls. they did a fantasticjob and international rugby week is definitely alive. whether great britain continues as a brand, we wait and see after this. questi