Henning family 'numb with grief'

The family of British aid worker Alan Henning has said they are "devastated" by the news of his murder.

In a statement issued this afternoon through the Foreign Office, Mr Henning's wife, Barbara, said the family received news of his murder by ISIL last night and it was "the news we hoped we would never hear".

She said there are "few words to describe how we feel at this moment" and they are "numb with grief".

Ms Henning thanked everyone who campaigned for her husband's release and said the family "take comfort in knowing how many people stood beside us in hoping for the best".

She described her husband as "a decent, caring human being. His interest was in the welfare of others. He will be remembered for this and we as a family are extremely proud of him and what he achieved and the people he helped."

A video showing the murder of the 47-year-old former taxi driver from Greater Manchester was posted on the internet by the group last night.

In the video a masked man beheads Mr Henning and threatens a US captive, aid worker Peter Kassig.

He had been kidnapped last December in Syria by the group calling itself Islamic State, which previously called itself ISIL and ISIS.

Earlier, British Prime Minister David Cameron said he will use "all the assets we have" to hunt down the Islamic State militants responsible for the "senseless" murder of Mr Henning.

Mr Cameron said the killing of "a man of great peace, kindness and gentleness" showed that there was "no level of depravity to which they will not sink".

Mr Henning was killed despite a succession of appeals by both his family and influential Muslim figures at home and abroad, who warned the extremists that they were going against Islam.

Speaking after meeting with intelligence and defence chiefs, Mr Cameron said the murder was "absolutely appalling".

"It is senseless, it's completely unforgivable.

"Anyone in any doubt about this organisation can now see how truly repulsive it is and barbaric it is as an organisation.

"And as a country what we must do with our allies is everything we can to defeat this organisation in the region, but also to defeat it at home.

"And we must do everything we can to hunt down and find the people responsible for this."

Britain 'could have done more'

A brother-in-law of Mr Henning has said the British government could have done more to save him.

Colin Livesey described the IS militants as "scum" and said he prays they "get what's coming to them".

Speaking to BBC News, Mr Livesey said he was "angry" with the British government.

He said: "They could have done more when they knew about it months and months ago.

"Just the same with David Haines as well - I don't think they did enough for him either.

"I just don't think they did enough in my eyes."

The beheading of Mr Henning drew wide international condemnation.

US President Barack Obama said the United States would bring those responsible to justice.

"Standing together with a broad coalition of allies and partners, we will continue taking decisive action to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL," he said in a statement, referring to IS.

The United Nations Security Council described the killing as "heinous and cowardly".

French President Francois Hollande expressed outrage, saying: "This crime, like previous ones, will not be unpunished."

American reporters James Foley and Steven Sotloff and British aid worker David Haines were all previously murdered on camera.

The parents of Mr Foley, who was beheaded by IS in August, have called on the world to unite against the militants.

Speaking on RTÉ's Late Late Show, John and Diane Foley said Mr Henning was "another innocent" who had been bringing aid to Syrians.

They said the world community needed to come together "in a big way" to defeat the Islamic State group.

They said what had happened to their son and to Mr Henning could happen to anyone be they humanitarian worker, journalist, tourist or foreign student.

Canada to vote on joining fight against IS in Iraq

Canada is poised to join the international coalition launching air strikes on IS in Iraq after Prime Minister Stephen Harper sought parliament's support yesterday.

If politicians approve the action on Monday, it will be Canada's first military expedition since Libya in 2011.

Mr Harper said members of the House of Commons, where his Conservative Party enjoys a solid majority, would be asked to vote on the six-month "counter-terrorism" mission.

In making a case for war, Mr Harper said: "The threat ISIL (IS) represents is real, serious, and explicitly directed in part at our country."

"Left unchecked this terrorist threat can only grow."

F-16 fighters from the Netherlands are poised to join the action against the IS in Iraq as early as this weekend.

The Netherlands previously said it would send six F-16s to take part in the campaign to smash the jihadists, plus two in reserve.

However, the country said it would not join air strikes in Syria without a UN mandate.

Dutch personnel will also train Iraqi security forces, among other measures, as the Netherlands join a growing international coalition against IS, which has seized large areas of Iraq and Syria.

At least 35 "jihadists" from the Islamic State group were killed in air strikes by the US-led coalition overnight in northern and northeastern Syria, a monitor has said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 30 people were killed around the town of Shadadi in northeastern Hasakeh.

It said another five were filled outside the embattled town of Kobane, on the border with Turkey in northern Aleppo province.

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