The plan to offload the remaining 147 passengers and crew on board MV Hondius travelling from Cape Verde to Tenerife has been planned down to the last minute and is also racing against the weather, reports Renée Boskaljon in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

The Spanish government says it is carrying out a health operation in coordination with the European Union, while authorities of the archipelago criticize a decision they say has…

‘Unprecedented operation’ under way to receive MV Hondius off Tenerife to assess and repatriate those onboard