Moazzam Begg 'could have secured Henning's release'
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg offered to help the Government secure the release of British hostage Alan Henning from Islamic State (IS) extremists but was rebuffed, he claimed today.
Video appears to show murder of hostage Alan Henning
Islamic State have released a video appearing to show the murder of British aid worker Alan Henning.
An Islamic State militant apparently beheads the 47-year-old before threatening an American hostage.
In the video - entitled "Another message to America and its allies" - the jihadist says Mr Henning's "blood was on the hands of the British Parliament", after MPs voted in favour of air strikes against IS in Iraq last week.
The taxi driver, from Salford, Manchester, was kidnapped in Syria last year after travelling as part of a humanitarian aid convoy.
Henning's death comes just days after his wife, Barbara, made a desperate plea for his release describing him as a "peaceful, selfless man".
The Foreign Office are yet to confirm the authenticity of the video.
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Alan Henning's family 'devastated' by his murder
Colin Livesey says he "always thought his brother would be coming home" and his death means he no longer believes in hope.
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Friends tribute to Eccles taxi driver 'in Syria to help'
Those that knew Alan Henning are in a state of shock at the brutal end to his aid mission to Syria.