to make a positive change in want to make a positive change in their life, this is a method that they can use, and it has inspired so many people, just make that change. it has completely changed my life, i was a busy working mum, and it gave mea was a busy working mum, and it gave me a formula to follow, and a love living with less, i love the family life being easier, and having time to focus on my kids. it truly is life changing. thank you very much. it has divided the newsroom, as well, hasn't it. a lot of parenthetically saying there is too much stuff in the house, and if they could just have someone saying, can they just have what could just have someone saying, can theyjust have what is needed. send us theyjust have what is needed. send us your thoughts. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning — welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: where patients live has a huge impact on how many gps are available to them, according to new

research for the bbc. us president donald trump is to meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un, by the end of next month to discuss the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. a banksy artwork which appeared on the side of a garage in port talbot is sold to an essex art gallery for a six figure sum — but will stay in the town. all too easy for serena. and after william's dominance left her 18—year—old opponent in tears, at the australian open, there were words of comfort and an arm around the shoulder. ata at a weekend many of us, not a great deal of snow, but there are some showers. the real snow risk for many comes monday into tuesday. i'll have more detail later. it's saturday the 19th of january. our top story: the bbc has found a postcode lottery in gp care which means doctors in some parts of england are struggling with three times

as many patients as those in other parts of the country. the royal college of gps says it's the result of years of underinvestment, as our health correspondent nick triggle reports. there are 3a,000 gps in england — about one for every 1,700 patients — but these doctors are not evenly spread around the country. nhs england figures show that gps in some areas have to deal with three times as many patients as those in others. in rushcliffe in nottinghamshire, there are nearly 1,200 patients for every gp, but in swale in kent, there are over 3,300 patients for every gp. some variation is to be expected. an area with a high number of older patients and lots of young children is likely to need more doctors, but the royal college of gps said some areas are struggling with shortages, describing the differences as shocking, and a risk to patient care. for the areas that are really struggling the most, we need extra effort right now.

we can't wait for the doctors in training to come through the many years of training that it takes to train to be a gp. we've had enhanced training schemes, which are great and which are helping, but we also need to look much more widely at the problem. in the short term, there are other health care professionals who can support and help out the gps. nhs england says 5,300 other health care professionals working alongside gps in primary care, and an extra £45 billion is being invested as part of the nhs‘s long—term plan. similar data is not available for scotland, wales and northern ireland, but gp recruitment is known to be problematic across the uk. donald trump and kim jong—un will meet for a second summit at the end of february, to build on their historic first meeting in singapore lastjune. the white house said they would discuss the denuclearisation of the korean peninsular. of the korean peninsula. our correspondent barbara plett usher has more. the white house said the summit would take place at the end

of february, but it didn't say where, although vietnam seems to be at the top of the list of possible occasions according to a series of multiple media reports. the announcement was made after series of meetings with the north korean envoy, kim yong—chol. beginning with the secretary of state mike pompeo and then moving onto the white house, where the president met for 90 minutes with mr kim, who is said to be carrying a personal message from the north korean leader, kim jong—un. so they agreed to hold this summit, but there's no indication how that summit might break the deadlock in nuclear negotiations that has persisted since the two leaders last met in june. sanctions is one of the main issues of disagreement. the united states says that they should be lifted only after the north koreans have fully dismantled their nuclear weapons programme. kim jong—un says they should be lifted in phases, beginning now, and it seems that he wasn't getting anywhere with the emissaries the president was sending, so perhaps that is why he wants to speak to the man at the top himself. as for mr trump, he may also welcome the chance to have a made for television moment

with the north korean leader to distract from his troubles at home. the nhs has told the high street chemist superdrug it could do more to protect the mental health of customers who want botox and dermal fillers. the high street chain started offering the procedures last year, but the nhs said the injections risked fuelling mental health disorders about appearance — and it was being left to pick up the pieces. superdrug said it was "fully committed" to the issue and was now enhancing checks for customers. a leaking oil pipeline has exploded in central mexico, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens more. according to the state governor, local residents were scrambling to steal some of the leaking oil when they were engulfed in flames. he said 5a people had been taken to hospitals with burns. the cause of the leak is unclear. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has written

to theresa may to explain why he has refused to attend cross—party brexit talks. he said her decision to rule out a customs union, a second referendum, or an extension to article 50, meant she was sticking to the deal that had already been rejected by mps. in a speech in london today, the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer will say it's up to parliament to end the deadlock over brexit. the cost of car insurance is going up for the first time in two years, according to a new report from the aa. it blames a number of factors, including uncertainty over brexit. andy moore reports. the aa says the price of car insurance has been generally falling for the last two years, but figures for the last quarter show an increase for the first time since 2017. an annual comprehensive car insurance for someone who shops around stands at £610 — that's a 2.7% increase on the previous quarter — but it's still 5.9% less than a year ago. younger drivers face an average premium of £1317. there are several reasons premiums

are reported to have risen, they include a delay in a new law on claims for whiplash and a higher price of imported car parts, which push up the cost of any repair. the aa also blames a general concern about brexit, saying the market has had to battle with a fall in the value of sterling. the association of british insurers say car insurance remains extremely competitive, insisting the cost of most premiums is falling. the latest work by graffiti artist banksy, which appeared on the side in december, has been sold for a six—figure sum. it's wales' first banksy, and the new owner says it will stay put for at least two years. 0ur wales correspondent, sian lloyd, has been to find out more. they're still coming to see this banksy, even in the rain. since it first appeared on the side

of a port talbot garage, more than 20,000 people have been to visit. but now, this work has been bought by an essex—based art dealer. i think this is a phenomenal picture by banksy. it sums up, in one small area, so many things about social society. the image has attracted attention from people across the world, and made an impact on the local community. when i was a child, you had to bring your washing in on certain days because of all the pollution from the steel company — you'd get smuts all over your washing, so that really speaks to me. i think it's brilliant to bring people in and also to get the people — the local people of port talbot talking about art. we're going to move it from here to protect it, take it into the middle of town, i'm going to bring up about four, five, six other banksy pieces to join it, so that it becomes a magnet

for tourists to port talbot. the price that's been paid for it remains under wraps. and that is staying in wales, isn't it? open—label generates and tourism. helen will have the weather, it has been cold outside, with some snow on the ground. helen will update as in a few minutes. 0ne of main stories this morning, if you'd ever tried to get an appointment with your doctor only to be told you might have to wait more than a week, it could be because there are not enough gps in your area. new analysis by the bbc has found a large variation in the availability of gps across different parts of england. joining us now is dr amir khan, who works in bradford, one of the places with the lowest number of gps per patient. you got an idea of what this

analysis shows. can you explain to us analysis shows. can you explain to us how this affects real life? what is the situation where you are?” work in inner—city bradford, which on that list was the third worst place to work in terms of number of patients per gp. you have more patients per gp. you have more patients per gp. you have more patients per gp? yes. it is fair to say that is a great way to see how well health care is being delivered, looking at numbers per gp. if you compare in cities with rural areas, bradford, swale, they have social economic areas, high numbers of vulnerable patients, and that leads to the poor outcomes. we have higher levels of obesity, diabetes, multiple comorbidities, young populations, elderly. those kinds of things have a real impact, and when you deal with more patients who are

sick, the access help a lot more. so they then struggle to get about and is with us. what is the value of this information at the moment? as you say, if you look at an area that has fewer gps per person, but the illnesses are more time—consuming, what should you be comparing was s what should you be comparing was s what is the value of this? what this shows is that there is a lack of gps over role in the country. access to primary care in particularfor patients can be difficult. you hear stories about people waiting for five weeks for an appointment, trying over and over again to get an appointment, and i think this highlights that. it takes from getting to university to becoming a gp ten years, and then another five yea rs gp ten years, and then another five years to become an experienced gp. there is a real problem there. i know the nhs ten year plan is all about getting more money into primary care, but that will take time. what we need is help. you (

and have a practice there. how many gps are in your practice? how many patients does the practice have? it's not that simple, really. a lot of ourgps are it's not that simple, really. a lot of our gps are part—time, a lot of them are locums, they come and go severe and regular, so patients don't get that continuity. so looking at numbers per patient isn't that helpful. you as a gp, how many patients do you look after? because this figure for bradford says you're looking after more than 3000. on the face of it, anyone thinking that, if you're my gp, i would be thinking, which is better? that he is looking after 1000 of me or 3000 of me? i think i would rather he was looking after less. that sounds logical. the less people were looking after, the more continuity of care patients get, then we can grapple with their illnesses and get to grips with it.

that seems like a logical conclusion. are you thinking as a gp that the care you are able to provide is compromised by the number of patients you have to take on? absolutely. we are looking after more people, we only have a finite amount of time every day, so if these people are struggling to get in wouldn't see them as often as we need to see them, so they may wait a long time between appointments, and they could get sicker in that time. at places like inner—city bradford are difficult to recruit. doctors don't really want to work there, because it is hard work appeared to some of the more rural areas, and they live far away from those areas as well. i'd be interested in your action is a gp in bradford to some of the comments we had on twitter. your instant reaction. 0ne mum has said, her mum has seen a locum, every time she has been, only to be

sent to a&e because the locum want commits to giving her medication. if the locums can be applied full—time if there are no regular gps? locums are their own bosses. it is hard to get them to commit to long—term work ina get them to commit to long—term work in a practice are area. they do work hard, but they don't know the patient. primary care is about continuity of care, and you don't get that with locums, and often the end up sending people to a&e. get that with locums, and often the end up sending people to me. "we are busy practice outside newcastle upon tyne, recently advertised for a salary gp only got one applicant, our registrar." you were talking about your own practice, how many gps and patients, some might say, just take on more doctors. it's not that easy. they are lucky to get one applicant! you have tried? yes possibly a lucky because we're fully recruited, but practices near us have vacancies for two or three yea rs. have vacancies for two or three years. one in six actresses across the country has a vacancy. that is

hard. one said that many senior nurse practitioners are used as gps on the cheap. many are as good as gps, the cat affording a qualified, surely it is cheaper for the government to train them up? nurse practitioners are brilliant, the work alongside us, do not necessarily the same, but they can shift work away from us. perhaps more simple problems can be dealt with by them. they are fantastic, and training people allied to medicine, pharmacists and nurses, is a key pa rt medicine, pharmacists and nurses, is a key part of solving this problem. thank you for coming in. ayew in surgery thank you for coming in. ayew in surgery today? no, a day after! here's helen with a look at this morning's weather. i don't like the snow, but that is a beautiful picture. but that's the problem whether this setup, incomes and weather front with that cloud and weather front with that cloud and it turns foggy because the moisture condensers. we have a weak

weather front ahead of us at the moment. the cold air is the established pattern. this weather front came into the cold air, give us front came into the cold air, give usa front came into the cold air, give us a smattering of snow. binders are heavier showers. you can see those are the showers coming into the midlands and wales in the south—west. hopefully they will beat out, as does the weather front stoop but there are heavy showers to watch out for over the next few hours. for the rest of the morning it is wetter than the afternoon will be. if you live in northern scotland we have some beautiful sunshine to enjoy for the rest of the day. workload further south in scotland, but chances are it could brighten up. northern england and much of wales, the midlands, southern england, we have that front with us. the sun is coming out across east anglia, and we hope that showers will become heavier in the south to allow some

sunny spells in between. the rain has been fairly relentless in these parts. and good half an inch in places. it is cold wherever you are. quite mild in the south and west. this cloud. the temperature falling to low overnight, but in the east with clear skies it will be colder tonight, as it will across the bulk of scotland, fairly widespread frost, fairly harsh where we have clear skies. temperatures hold up in the west because of the approach of this weather front, and for sunday morning and rain, some mountain snow before it peters out. behind that, lots of sunshine. it looks like a lovely afternoon for parts of scotla nd lovely afternoon for parts of scotland and northern ireland. more sunshine and less rain, less sleet and snow across england and wales.

still quite a bit of cloud around with the approach of the weather front. that's when it starts to get more interesting. this is during the day on monday, monday night. that active weather front pushes right across the uk, pushes into the cold airwe across the uk, pushes into the cold air we have established, as it comes into the cold air we expect snowfall. some disruptive snowfall for all of us. we will certainly see some show, for all of us. we will certainly see some snow, it is how much and for how many others. we will keep a close eye on that over the next day or two. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. anand menon is here to tell us what's caught his eye. anand menon is with us, he's director of uk in a changing europe, tell us who you are in what you do?

we're an impartial network of academics. something i don't understand, or what a lot of people don't understand, why we spend so much time talking about nigel farage? one is that he is entertaining of the cameras like him. what is praiseworthy comes to brexit negotiations now was mac? now i think he is positioning themselves of it if he can credibly argue that there has been either a watering down or delay or cancellation of brexit, he's planning to relaunch his political career. you can see the dangerfor his political career. you can see the danger for theresa may from her right flank. if she softens brexit, joins the customs union single murky, the brexits in her party will be very annoyed and people like nigel farage will make capital out of it. isn't this the danger that

people pay attention to nigel farage like david cameron did, there's a danger of falling into the trap that david cameron did, because of the noise around nigel farage being picked up and given too much prominence? that is a danger, but when you are talking about david cameron, he faced a situation where in 2014 ukip one the european elections, tories were defecting to ukip, you could credibly argue that one of the reasons david cameron won the election of 2015 was that he dealt with the ukip threat, to extent, by promising a referendum. it isa extent, by promising a referendum. it is a dilemma that conservative leaders face. to some extent, him not being aligned to a political party, as he is now, gives him freedom, in a way to stop a lot of people in this debate talk about the establishment, don't they? is in as you are part of an organisation, a political party, to a degree you become hemmed in, don't you? about what you can say and whether you

will be on the side of your party somewhere in between. not an easy for politicians at the moment. no, and if you can argue or persuade people that you are antiestablishment, in this day and age, it is powerful. it doesn't necessarily have to be true. president macron argued he was not pa rt president macron argued he was not part of the establishment. he was finance minister when he argued this, so it was slightly strange, but people believed it. you can make that claim stick, it is powerful, particularly because, if you go to the second story, about liverpool, what is interesting is that people are divided about what they want over brexit but seem increasingly united that they blame politicians for messing it up. and it is that kind of thing that provides dissatisfaction with political parties and gives oxygen to be polite nigel farage and gives him a chance. shall we move away from brexit? yellow pages. and of an age

when i remember you got the yellow pages every year, you stack them up to try to each things when you were a kid... what's happening? you're so used to use for phone numbers! this is mejust being sentimental, but i'm a member the adverts. the fly fishing their i'm a member the adverts. the fly fishing - their adverts i'm a member the adverts. the fly fishing | and i their adverts i'm a member the adverts. the fly fishing | and the 1eir adverts i'm a member the adverts. the fly fishing | and the yellow lerts i'm a member the adverts. the fly fishing | and the yellow pages were superb. and the yellow pages were pa rt superb. and the yellow pages were part of every even just part of every household. even just the smell of them. a lot of people watching will say, what is yellow pages? it's like the contacts on your phone, just likely bigger and fatter. if you wanted larmour, that's where you would go. you go to the yellow pages, and there's a list. yes, it was done by profession, you look under p for plumber. but it is going digital now. there are discussed search engine now. i'm saying i miss it,

but i haven't used the yellow pages for years. and you're going to touch on this story about spygate in football, and is it ok to know what your rivals are doing. we should just declare your interest... you area just declare your interest... you are a leeds fan! there is this whole spygate thing, because the leeds manager has been sending people to look at the opposition training. it's an interesting story, because the only reason he isn't trouble is because he gave a press conference where he admitted to doing it. and just said it was research. that story in the sun talks about high—tech spying, and then he sent a bloke to stand behind a hedge and watch them training. it's an interesting story for stop i was surprised that everyone doesn'tjust admit they do this because they assume everyone watches the

opposition, but that's just me. assume everyone watches the opposition, but that'sjust me. as a fan, wouldn't you want the manager doing everything they can to make sure they are fully prepped and other match? absolutely. i would say we are so good this season we don't need it. or perhaps it is because... the other story this morning is about clutter, what to do about it. i assume you are about clutter, what to do about it. | assume you are a about clutter, what to do about it. i assume you are a tidy and need person. i aspire to be neat. every now and then i... that this is about books. this tidiness guru is saying you should have 30 books. ifind it very ha rd to you should have 30 books. ifind it very hard to get rid of books. the one concession i have made, because i have loads of books i have a cumulative over the years, is i started reading novels on a candle to save space. i prefer a book, but there is a space issue. but i think

books look nice. you like them being there, especially if it is fiction, you are unlikely to read it over and over again. when i read fiction, i read trash, i can easily read it again, in six months i forgot what has happened. an escape from the very analytical world you live in. yes, with films and books i go for the trash. my book shelf is overflowing, and i cannot bring myself, there are some and good books, i can't bring myself... i can't give the books. given to friends for stop or charity. lovely. we're on bbc one until ten o'clock this morning, when michel rouxjunior takes over in the saturday kitchen. michel — what's on the menu for us? good morning. 0ur good morning. our special guest this morning is brenda blethyn! royalty in the house. we can talk properly

later, but food heaven and food health? heaven would be something like a juicy lobster. i love all green vegetables. i love lentils and pulses and things like that. making me hungry already! and what about food health? —— what about food hell? anything game, venison, tripe, anything like that. don't worry, not going that far. some great chefs here as well. anna, what will you be cooking? green peppercorns and noodle soup. paffett january food, lots of vegetables, and very warming. and james, what have you got? their wonderful celebration of

the seasons with roasted hake and a cockerel cream. and ollie, the wine? bewdley contrast in dishes and i have contrast in wind. 0ne bewdley contrast in dishes and i have contrast in wind. one is the splashing out, one will save a few pennies. as you guys at home are in charge of what brenda will eat at the end of the show! go to the websites to see how to vote. see you at ten o'clock. that was a mischievous smile! she looks genuinely worried. you're watching breakfast, coming up before the end of the programme... after the duke of edinburgh's car crash at the age of 97, we'll be asking if it's time to introduce new rules for older drivers. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up before ten, helen will have the weekend's weather for you. but first at 9.30, a summary of this morning's main news.

like you are going to do the weather for us. i can tell you the time. it is 929. let's take you through the main stories this morning. the bbc has found a postcode lottery in gp care — with doctors in some parts of england struggling with three times as many patients as those in other parts of the country. the royal college of gps says it's clear that some areas have a significant shortage of doctors. nhs bosses say the extra investment being made in the health service would relieve the pressures, but doctors' leaders described the findings as shocking. we know that patients are really struggling to get appointments with gps. it does vary a lot across the country, but in many areas, patients say they can't the doctors that they want to see, they can't get appointments at the time of their choosing, and most worryingly, sometimes they can't get an appointment at all, and that is potentially very serious. south korea has welcomed the prospect of a second summit between president trump

and the north korean leader, kim jong—un — saying it could be a turning point in the search for a lasting peace. there has been little progress on getting rid of nuclear weapons on the korean peninsula since the two men met in singapore last year. but us officials said diplomats from both sides had a productive meeting in washington yesterday. the nhs has told the high street chemist superdrug it could do more to protect the mental health of customers who want botox and dermal fillers. the high street chain started offering the procedures last year, but the nhs said the injections risked fuelling mental health disorders about appearance — and it was being left to pick up the pieces. superdrug said it was "fully committed" to the issue and was now enhancing checks for customers. at least 21 people have been killed and 71 more injured in an explosion at an oil pipeline in mexico. it is believed the blast occurred after the line was ruptured by suspected oil thieves. officials say dozens of people had been scrambling to fill up containers when fire broke out on friday evening. footage on local television showed large flames and people at the scene with severe burns. the labour leader,

jeremy corbyn, has written to theresa may to explain why he has refused to attend cross—party brexit talks. he said her decision to rule out a customs union, a second referendum, or an extension to article 50, meant she was sticking to the deal that had already been rejected by mps. in a speech in london today, the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer will say it's up to parliament to end report from the aa. the motoring organisation says there are several reasons why premiums have risen — including a delay in a new law on claims for whiplash, and the higher price of imported car parts, which pushes up the cost of any repair. it also blames uncertainty over brexit. is the time, but it is time for the

weather with mike. no. this is emotional, isn't it? spare a thought for dayana yastremska, of ukraine, who was thrashed 6—2 6—1, by serena williams at the australian open. i think we have all been in that position when we have had to meet the legends of whatever field they are in. it is daunting. it is daunting when it is so young. especially in tennis and come face to face with serena williams, firing them down at you over the net. and so, there were tears at the end, but there was a special moment, having been thrashed 6—2, 6—1 in the australian open, so it was. serena goes on to face her distant venus or simona halep next, but not before she helped to drive the tears of 18—year—old who wasn't even born when williams won the first of her 23 grand slam singles titles. serena

then said to her, "you are going to make it.". then said to her, "you are going to make it. serena then said to her, "you are going to make it.". serena said that it in the pugh when she felt intimidated 1990 pugh when she felt intimidated asa 1990 pugh when she felt intimidated as a young teenager. the woman who beat williams in the last grand slam final — naomi osaka — is into the last 16 too. the fourth seed needed three sets but prevailed against hsay su—wei. novak djokovic weathered a third set wobble to also reach the second week at melbourne park as he chases a seventh aussie open title. he came through against the tricky canadian teenager denis shapovalov, in four sets, cruising through the fourth 6—0. he'll play danill medvedev next. the other murray is still going well. jamie and partner bruno soares are into the third round of the men's doubles. the third seeds beat british duo luke bambridge and jonny o'mara in just under two hours. montpellier — one of the true giants of european rugby, arrived in edinburgh with a swagger, but their line up of big names, was brought down to earth by an in form edinburgh team.

they sealed their seventh—straight win in all competitions thanks to this try from darcy graham. edinburgh finish top of their pool and the win also helped glasgow qualify for the knockout stage. it's the first time that both scottish sides have made it through. in the night's other game, newcastle — who were already out — narrowly lost to toulon. in the night's other game,... liverpool can once again, go seven points clear at the top of the premier league today, if they beat crystal palace at anfield. however, palace were actually the last team to beat liverpool at home in the league — that was 637 days ago — so managerjurgen klopp knows, not to take them lightly. we have to be ready for a proper fight again, and that is what i think we were, now, no real concerns

or doubts about fans about how we are to be. positive expectation, thatis are to be. positive expectation, that is ok, but we have to deliver. ahead of that, wolves host leicester, at lunchtime, and at 3, a relegation zone scrap between newcastle and cardiff. then at 5.30, arsenal play chelsea. norwich returned to second place in the championship, with a 3—1victory over birmingham at carrow road. all the goals came in the first half, with this long—range grass—cutter, from mario vrancic, the pick of the bunch. birmingham drop to ninth place. it's a huge day for scottish junior side auchinleck talbot most of the 4000 strong village — near kilmarnock — will be at their ground for their scottish cup tie against ayr united. one of 14 scottish cup matches today, they have a dream of one day beating a professional, senior side, and so have shared on social media, a cover of the song, done by a singer—songwriter called kevin miles. his was celtic,

my heart and my soul. auchinleck‘s version is called ‘the famous black and gold'... # 2nd—best # 2nd—best #go # 2nd—best # go talbots, talbot, talbot my heart my soul. # watch history unfold #...#. it sounds rather lovely. i might listen to that a lot longer actually. patience under pressure was key forjudd trump, who's reached the semi finals of snooker‘s masters, after knocking out world number one mark selby. trump raced into a 5—1 lead, and despite selby‘s best efforts to get back into the match, trump kept his cool, in a 40—minute long, 8th frame to win 6—2. he'll face neil robertson in the semi—finals later today

after the australian beat barry hawkins 6 frames to 3. next to an incredible finish to a match in the australian women's t20 semi final, between melbourne renegades and sydney sixers. melbourne needed 3 to win off the last ball. sophie molineux gets a decent hit on the ball. it flies out towards the boundary. but no.... an incredible stop. and even better bowl. blass throw. but could the batters get back for 3. not quite! two remarkable pieces of fielding. the game finished a tie with the sixers — the team in pink — winning in a super over and making it through to the final. never seem to amazing throws in succession, to get it back to the wicket keeper. i was confused by the story. they needed three, they didn't get it, what is a super over? that is when there's extra time.

thanks. i like learning. night clubbing and table tennis, might not sound like an obvious mix, but it's popping up in eight different cities over the coming year, engaging thousands of people. the so—called "ping pong fight club", combines djs, ex professionals, and even a robot, to try and encourage more young people to start playing. i've been to see how different the sport is, compared to how it used to be. groups of people getting together over a table tennis table? well, nothing new in that. file footage: referees and audience have to be in good condition... just like in the 1940s, ping—pong can be an icebreaker at gatherings — even if the 21st century version is a lot less formal. the dj's spinning the tunes, the drinks are flowing, there's a lot of laughter, a lot of ping—pong balls flying around. it feels like the middle

of the night in a nightclub, but here we are in this bar as this sport reaches a whole new audience. table tennis had a bit of a reputation of having a very male dominated, mid—405 kind of thing. half but the game has changed dramatically and we are just taking it around the country now in popups, so we're