The family of Alan Henning have paid tribute to a "decent, caring human being" after he was murdered by Islamic State (IS), saying they are "devastated" after his killing.
In a statement they thanked those who campaigned for his release, saying they had comfort "knowing how many people stood beside us in hoping for the best".
"There are few words to describe how we feel at this moment. Myself, Lucy and Adam, and all of Alan's family and friends are numb with grief," the statement said.
Support from the Government, Foreign Office and Greater Manchester Police "meant that we were able to get through the most awful of times", the family said.
The statement went on to add: "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."
David Cameron earlier vowed to do "everything we can" to "hunt down" Mr Henning's killers.
Mr Cameron has been meeting with officials from the Foreign Office, intelligence agencies and the military at Chequers, his official country residence.
The PM said: "We will use all the assets we have as we have been up to now to try and find these hostages, to try and help these hostages, to help their families and do everything we can to defeat this organisation which is utterly ruthless, senseless and barbaric in the way it treats people."
Mr Cameron also paid tribute to Mr Henning, the second Briton to be beheaded by IS, for his "kindness, peacefulness and gentleness".
Labour leader Ed Miliband said: "We will do everything we can to support the efforts of the Government to bring those guilty of this terrible act to justice."
A video lasting one minute and 11 seconds and titled Another Message To America And Its Allies, was posted on YouTube on Friday.
It shows Mr Henning, a taxi-driver who was captured on an aid mission in Syria in December 2013, kneeling in front of a knife-wielding militant in a desert setting before being beheaded in front of the camera.
Mr Henning, who is dressed in red, says: "I am Alan Henning. Because of our Parliament's decision to attack the Islamic State, I, as a member of the British public, will now pay the price for that decision."
The masked killer, who speaks with a British accent and is believed to be the man responsible for previous beheadings, makes a direct statement to Mr Cameron: "The blood of David Haines was on your hands, Cameron. Alan Henning will also be slaughtered, but his blood is on the hands of the British Parliament."
Last week MPs voted to join the US-led coalition and take part in airstrikes against IS fighters in Iraq.
At the end of the video another hostage, a former US soldier turned charity worker believed to be Peter Edward Kassig, is paraded in front of the cameras. The militant in the video says Mr Kassig will be the next victim.
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Gallery: Profile: Alan Henning
Alan Henning, 47, was born in Salford, Greater Manchester. Friends gave him the nickname "gadget" due to his love of technology
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He was married for 23 years and he had a teenage son and daughter
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He worked as a self-employed taxi driver
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Mr Henning saw the plight of Syrian people and volunteered with a Muslim charity. He had been to the region at least three times
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He drove life-saving medical equipment from the UK to Syria in old ambulances. He left in December 2013 to make the 4,000-mile trip
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He was kidnapped by IS in Syria by masked men. He may have been held in Ad Dana near Aleppo, then Raqqa
The UK Muslim community condemned Mr Henning's murder, which came on the eve of the Islamic festival Eid Al-Adha.
Leaders said it was a "cowardly and criminal act" and called for action to be taken to bring the terrorists to justice.
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