Alan Johnston is free

[Barry Shnikov]

...which is jolly nice.

[Double Trouble]

...which is jolly nice.

I definitely thought he was a gonner. Nice to see a happy ending for a change.

[Mezzosoprano]

Here, here... I thought it might turn into another Terry Waite situation....

Great to hear that he's been set free!

[David Bailey]

It's great news - for him, of course, but also for the region. It shows Hamas aren't complete nutters - who knows, it may even be possible to negotiate with them?

On a day when the UK Foreign Secretary says thankyou to Hamas, it seems that anything's achievable...