Barbara Henning, the wife of British hostage Alan Henning, has urged his Islamic State captors to "please release him, we need him back home".
The 47-year-old aid worker was captured by militants in Syria last year and has been threatened with death by his Islamic State captors.
The wife of British hostage Alan Henning has pleaded with Islamic State militants not to "allow the world to see a man like Alan dying".
Ina statement released through the Foreign Office, Mr Henning's wife Barbara said she has sent messages to IS urging them to release her husband but has received no response.
The oldest member of Alan Henning's family has demanded boots on the ground to combat Islamic State militants who killed their beloved Alan.
The wife of a British aid worker held by Islamic State militants has recorded a message to his captors appealing for his life to be spared.