British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo arrives in UK for treatment

A British man who tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been flown back to the UK.

The man, who is a health worker and has not been identified, landed at RAF Northolt before being transported to a specialist infectious diseases unit at the Royal Free Hospital in north London.

It is the first confirmed case of a UK national contracting Ebola during the most recent outbreak of the rare but deadly virus in DR Congo, which has so far led to more than 5,000 deaths.