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Viewers have complained to the BBC after its festive service Carols From King’s failed to feature a single non-white chorister. None of the 13 singers on the programme, which aired on BBC2 on Christmas Eve, appeared to be from an ethnic minority. The choir is made up of 16 boy choristers selected by their school, King's College, and 14 undergraduates studying at Cambridge University. One viewer told The Mail on Sunday: 'All the young choristers were white. I’ve got mixed-race grandchildren and I was appalled. 'I can’t believe that the King’s College School doesn’t have any black pupils who can sing.' A spokesman for King’s said the line-up changed after some of the singers were forced to self-isolate due to coronavirus. 'King's College is a diverse community whose commitment to equality of access and wider participation is reflected in every aspect of College life,' they said. 'Sadly, the diversity of the College was not expressed in the televised serv

A Covid-19 victim has described how her senses have been left distorted by the virus and has revealed how coffee smells like car fumes and toothpaste tastes like petrol.   Mother-of-two Sarah Govier, 44, from Whitstable, Kent, caught the virus in May and lost her sense of smell - a symptom medically known as parosmia.  The occupational therapist has described how nearly 'all food smells rotten'  and she has  lost half a stone because she can barely bring herself to eat her favourite meals. Mother-of-two Sarah Govier, 44, from Whitstable, Kent, caught the virus in May and and lost her sense of smell - a symptom medically known as parosmia Ms Govier has likened the taste  of meat to floral soap or perfume, toothpaste tastes more like petrol than mint, and coffee has an odour of car fumes or cigarette smoke. She revealed how garlic and onions reminds her of a mix of wet dog and stagnant water while chocolate cake tastes so bad she has to spit it out.   Ms Govier, who works at the

A former Defence Minister has called on the Government to deploy troops to carry out tests on pupils so that more schools can remain open. Tory MP Tobias Ellwood told The Mail on Sunday that the use of Army medics to check whether youngsters have Covid-19 could prevent classrooms lying empty next month. The Ministry of Defence is considering his plan to introduce a ‘train the trainer’ system so Army medics can give teachers lessons on how to conduct the tests safely. Teaching unions have expressed unhappiness at the Government’s scheme for testing to start when schools return on January 4, and have advised members not to feel under pressure to comply. Tory MP Tobias Ellwood told The Mail on Sunday that the use of Army medics to check whether youngsters have Covid-19 could prevent classrooms lying empty next month The government wants teachers to perform Covid-19 tests on pupils so schools can remain open But Mr Ellwood said the successful use of soldiers to test hauliers queueing at Do

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake has shaken eastern Turkey on Sunday morning, just weeks after a deadly quake killed 116 people. The powerful quake rocked the  Elazig province and several neighbouring provinces in eastern Turkey. Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu tweeted there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. 'There is nothing negative so far. All our teams continue their examinations on the ground,' Mr Soylu tweeted. A 5.3 magnitude tremor struck the Elazig province in eastern Turkey at 9.37am on Sunday morning. Pictured: Rescue workers search for survivors last month after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Izmir, Turkey The quake struck at 9.37am local time and Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate said it was felt in several neighboring provinces. Turkish media said the earthquake was also felt in Malatya, Diyarbakir and Sanliurfa provinces.  Turkey is crisscrossed by major fault lines and earthquakes are frequent. The powerful quake

A father was kicked to the ground after being punched in the face by an angry kangaroo on Christmas Day. Footage captured by Mitchell Robinson's family at South West Rocks on the NSW Mid North Coast, shows the large male marsupial shaping up to the father before hopping towards him and unleashing a furious attack. The kangaroo can be seen hitting the victim with his paw and then kicking him to the ground. Pictured: A large male kangaroo is seen shaping up to the father before hopping towards him and unleashing a furious attack Family said the large kangaroo was loitering in their front yard of the home for some time and digging holes. Mr Robinson tried to shield his children from the aggressive animal as he attempted to move it on. 'It was just staring at him and he picked up something to try and shoo it away and as soon as he did that you could just see that it was going to go at him,' family friend Tina Grace Rowe told 7News. 'He was massive. He was a big male kanga

She became the face of the NHS heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in the battle against Covid-19. Nurse Mary Boateng was just 28 when she died of the virus – days after giving birth to a baby girl she never got to hold. Now her grieving husband Ernest, 30, is spearheading a campaign to ensure his wife’s death was not in vain.   Ernest Boateng, pictured with his children, AJ, 3, and baby Mary, wants to make sure that his wife's death from Covid-19 was not in vain He said his wife Mary, pictured right, was in charge of Christmas in their household and he was not able to prepare this year as the 'pain was too raw' ‘I couldn’t put up a tree or even buy presents this year because the pain is still so raw,’ Ernest said. ‘Mary was always the one in charge of Christmas – she did the decorations and bought the presents. Last year, we were both so excited that she was expecting our little girl. Now I’m a single father of two children and Mary has gone.’ Mary died at Luton and Dun

Revellers in Tier 2 cities flocked to bars to make the most of Boxing Day while millions remain in tough lockdown restrictions.  Hardy revellers in Liverpool and York braved freezing temperatures and even the mutant Covid virus for a few hours of freedom over the festive period.  In places spared tier 4 restrictions, revellers enjoyed a bit of normality and headed to venues which are allowed to remain open under current regulations, despite stormy conditions.    Under tier 2 rules, people are allowed to meet indoors, including public venues, with members of the same household or people whom you have formed a support bubble with. Outdoors, you can meet family and friends who you do not live with in groups no larger than six. Under tier 2 rules, people are allowed to meet indoors, including public venues, as keen party goers head out in York People flock to bars to enjoy freedom on Boxing Day in Liverpool which is under Tier 2 restrictions Revellers in Tier 2 Liverpool flocked to bars to