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Prime Minister Gordon Brown is demanding the "immediate and unconditional" release of British hostages being held in Iraq, following a militant group's claim that one of five men they kidnapped last year had committed suicide. A video passed to the Sunday Times newspaper claimed that the man - known only as Jason - killed himself on May 25, four days short of the first anniversary of the five men's abduction. A second hostage was shown on the video pleading for Government action to speed their release and warning that he was suffering physically and psychologically after 14 months in captivity. The Foreign Office said it had no independent verification of the claims in the video and could not comment on their veracity. But the Prime Minister confirmed that intensive efforts were under way behind the scenes to find a solution... [read full story]

