A British couple held captive by Somali pirates woke up to their first day of freedom in more than a year today, as family and friends celebrated their release.

A British aid worker abducted by masked gunmen in Somalia today spoke of his joy after being released by his captors – describing his freedom as “bloody marvellous”.

A BRITON abducted by masked gunmen in Somalia is “well” and “in good spirits”, Save the Children said yesterday.

MASKED gunmen abducted a Briton and a Somali working for aid agency Save the Children from a compound in western Somalia, the agency said yesterday.

Masked gunmen have abducted a Briton and a Somali working for Save the Children from a compound in western Somalia, the aid agency and a witness said today.