A Briton kidnapped by pirates while sailing off the east coast of Africa today said he feared he and his wife could be executed within days.

Urgent searches were underway today to find a British couple thought to have been hijacked by pirates off the east coast of Africa.

Rescuers were today searching for a British couple feared to have been hijacked by pirates off the east coast of Africa.

Fears are growing for the safety of 24 Irish people still unaccounted for following Sunday's tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean.