Dead Brit 'Did Not Travel From Ebola-Hit Nation'

A British man who died in a Macedonian hospital is not thought to have travelled from an ebola-hit country and is not likely to have had any ebola contact, say Sky sources.

He had symptoms similar to ebola and a second Briton has also shown symptoms of the deadly virus, local officials said.

The Macedonian foreign ministry confirmed to Sky News that a UK national has died in hospital in the capital Skopje, and tests are being carried out to see if he had ebola.

The hotel in Skopje where he had been staying has been sealed off.

Staff and another Briton remain inside, a spokesman for the Macedonian health ministry said.

If confirmed it would be the first death of a UK national from ebola, which has so far killed more than 3,800 people in West Africa.

British nurse Will Pooley was cured of the virus last month after working as a volunteer nurse in Sierra Leone.

The news came as ministers said passengers arriving at Heathrow and Gatwick airports and Eurostar train terminals are to be screened for signs of the disease.

The Government, which previously said checks would be impractical and ineffective, announced "enhanced screening" for travellers arriving from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

The tests will involve assessing their recent travel history, who they have been in contact with, and a possible medical assessment.

The US has also unveiled extra airport screening after the death of the first patient diagnosed with the deadly virus in America .

Concern about ebola spreading across Europe has grown since Spain confirmed it was dealing with the first confirmed case caught outside Africa.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the world to step up its efforts at a summit attended by the leaders of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.