British hostage John Cantlie 'publishes article' on videos

The Islamic State (IS) terror group has published an article allegedly written by British hostage John Cantlie apparently explaining his appearance in a series of documentary-style videos for the organisation.

The lengthy piece was included in the fourth issue of IS's Dabiq magazine and carries the headline: "The real story behind my videos."

In the article Mr Cantlie, a photojournalist who has worked for newspapers including The Sunday Times, insists that he produces the scripts for the IS propaganda videos and calls on the British government to negotiate his release.

Mr Cantlie, who was seized in northern Syria in 2012, has appeared in three IS videos wearing an orange jumpsuit and sat at a desk.

He appears to read from a prepared script while under duress.