£100,000 deal with Somali pirates falls through as UK government says it will not allow payments to hostage-takers

A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates six weeks ago were on the verge of being freed for a £100,000 ransom when the government blocked the deal, the Observer can reveal.
The money to release Paul and Rachel Chandler, [...]

Hijackers are trying to thwart any rescue by moving Paul and Rachel Chandler from mainland base to stolen freighter
Somalian pirates who seized a British couple in the Indian Ocean are thought to be moving their captives from land to sea in a bid to thwart any rescue attempts.
Paul Chandler, 59, and his wife, Rachel, 55, [...]

Paul Chandler tells ITV by phone that kidnappers bundled him and wife off Lynn Rival yacht in Indian Ocean
The British couple who went missing in the Indian Ocean last week have confirmed by phone that they are being held hostage by Somali pirates.
Paul Chandler, 59, said he and his 55-year-old wife, Rachel, were attacked last [...]