Three people, including a British crew member, have now been airlifted from the doomed cruise liner hit by a rat-borne virus

There are 19 passengers from Great Britain and four British crew members trapped on a cruise ship off Cape Verde. Two Brits have so far been hit by the outbreak.

A British holidaymaker fell down the stairs of a Tenerife apartment after spending the day at a music festival. It is believed he lay undiscovered for more than three hours