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British kidnap couple make video plea

Paul and Rachel Chandler (Source: Channel 4 News)

Hostages Paul and Rachel Chandler have made a direct plea in a video obtained by Channel 4 News, warning UK authorities they fear the Somali pirates who kidnapped them may kill them. Jonathan Rugman reports.

Pirate kidnap couple: how events unfolded

Paul and Rachel Chandler (Source: couple's blog)

A timeline mapping out the events which led to British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler being kidnapped by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.

Global warming 'threat to children'

Midge Ure (Credit: Reuters)

A charity warns that the biggest health threat to children in the 21st century is global warming. Band Aid's Midge Ure travelled back to Ethiopia and speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

Simon Mann's warning for old 'friends'

Simon Mann (picture: Getty Images)

While Old Etonian Simon Mann was in jail in Equatorial Guinea, he suggested to Channel 4 News he was not pleased with people he considered friends. Sue Turton reports.

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