**A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have said they are in urgent need of help, according to AFP reports.**The couple said they were not being well treated by their captors, according to a reporter from the French news agency who met them in captivity.
Paul and Rachel Chandler, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, were captured while sailing towards Tanzania on 23 October.
The pirates have threatened to kill the couple if their demands for a ransom are not met.
The Chandlers had been travelling to Tanzania from the Seychelles.