British computer hacker killed in US drone strike

A British computer hacker accused of being a prominent member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group has been killed in a US drone strike in Syria.

Junaid Hussain, 21, from Birmingham, is thought to have died in a coalition air strike that targeted him as he was travelling in a vehicle in Syria, US sources were quoted as saying.

Hussain, who was married to former punk rocker Sally Jones, is thought to have fled to Syria in 2013 while he was on bail in the UK.