31/12/2015 BBC Wales Today

Good evening.

It's emerged that a computer hacker for so-called Islamic State,

killed in an air strike in Syria, was a Cardiff-based businessman.

The Pentagon say that Saiful Haque Sujan, originally

from Bangladesh, was killed near the city of Raqqah

from Bangladesh, was killed near the city of Raqqah

at the beginning of December.

Caroline Evans reports.

He was, says the Pentagon, a hacker who worked on developing

weapons, a highly educated computer Systems

engineer.

Saiful Haque Sujan, was killed near Iraq,

Syria.

He was an external person nations plan, who was educated as a computer

systems engineer in the United Kingdom.

He supported eyesores hacking efforts,

He supported ISIL's hacking efforts,

their anti-surveillance technology and their weapons development.

Now that he's dead, they have lost a key link between the networks.

To people in South Wales, he was a successful businessman.

This man met him when he was starting out.

He remembers him as bright and well liked.

He became a member of the Wales Bangladesh Chamber

of Commerce and were soon part of an official

Welsh Government trade mission to Bangladesh.

We were all shocked to learn about this in the paper

and through yourselves as well and totally

disgusted by it.

The chamber has 249 members, all contributing very

actively to the Welsh economy and knowing that an ex-businessman

from Cardiff, doing something of that

nature is highly shocking.

And in the name of a peaceful religion like

Islam.

Cardiff businessman Mohammed Islam also knew him.

They met when Saiful Haque Sujan hosted his website.

We are completely shocked.

We thought that he left this country,

he finished his education, or went to business in Bangladesh.

As a student, he lived in Treforest and bought a house from Robert Rees,

who told me how they became friends.

To find his education, he was so hard-working,

To fund his education, he was so hard-working,

he was taxi driving for life and I'm doing his studies

all day and that's how he paid to get through his university

so he was the type of guy you admired.

You felt this guy really wanted to help

him because he was such a night sky.

His neighbours they told me how they regularly took in parcels

for him and simply can't believe what's

happened.

He was a nice enough bloke. Always spoke nice to us.

He knocked our door if you had any questions or anything.

Didn't think anything of him.

South Wales Police have confirmed that he left the UK in 2014.

They say they are currently working with

partners to ascertain what has happened.

It's not possible to protect all communities

all the time against flooding.

That's according to the First Minister Carwyn Jones.

He's been visiting parts of North Wales badly affected over

the Christmas weekend, including Llanrwst, parts

of the A55, and Beaumaris.

We've committed ?300 million over the course of this Government.

There's another ?350 million committed to coastal

defences as well.

Does that mean we can protect against floods

anywhere and everywhere?

No, we can't.

But what we're trying to do is ensure that the money is available.

A 24-hour strike by Arriva Trains Wales drivers,

as part of a dispute over pay and conditions,

will go ahead on Monday, and all services will be cancelled.

Members of the ASLEF union say a pay deal has been accepted,

but there's still a dispute over changes to terms and conditions.

Arriva says it regrets the disruption.

Carmarthenshire Council says it intends to spend ?20 million it has

in reserve before any merger with other councils.

The Welsh Government wants to cut the number of local authorities

from 22 to eight or nine.

It says councils have to maintain reserves and it would act

to stop "irresponsible spending".

Carmarthenshire Council says it wants to use the money to boost

the local economy.

The BAFTA winning actress Sian Phillips has become a Dame

in the New Year's Honours List.

She's one of more than 50 people from Wales to be recognised.

Here's Sachin Krishnan.

I want my money's worth. It was for roles such as Livia

in the BBC's landmark adaptation of I Claudius that Sian Phillips

made a name.

A stellar career on stage and screen has now led to her being made a Dame

for her services to drama.

I am overwhelmed because it is a great honour and one that I truly

wasn't expecting in any way.

Simon Weston's CBE comes more than 30 years after he served

in the Falklands War.

The decades since the conflict in which he suffered horrific

injuries have seen Simon work passionately to boost the profile

of injured veterans.

I've been so very, very fortunate to have a world around me that has

been so positive.

It's enabled me to do as much as I want to do but probably

the biggest inspiration comes from my mother

and latterly, my wife.

52 men and women from Wales have been recognised,

among them, Welsh lamb producer and campaigner

Daphne Tilley from Denbighshire.

She receives an MBE for services to the food industry.

The more high echelon restaurants you go to and the top chefs use meat

and when people come in and taste it, they realise that Welsh lamb

is the best in the world.

Although I realise it's hard work, I just didn't expect

any recognition for it.

You don't.

And at the age of 82, June Burke's tireless work

volunteering for the Tenovus cancer charity sees her awarded

a British Empire medal.

The weather forecast now.

Here's Derek.

The warmest and wettest December in Wales since records

began over 100 years ago.

Just a few showers around tonight, otherwise, a lot of dry,

clear weather for a change and a cold night.

A widespread ground frost, even some air in some rural areas.

So the New Year will start off dry tomorrow, bright for a while,

but make the most of it - cloud will increase with a little

rain spreading from the south during the afternoon.

A south-easterly wind wind picking up tomorrow,

becoming strong and gusty and that'll make it

feel cold, wintry on the mountains.

Tomorrow night will continue windy with other outbreaks of rain,

some heavy rain spreading northwards and it looks like remaining

unsettled over the weekend.

Further showers or longer spells of rain, windy

at times, some heavy rain on Sunday.

I wish you a happy New Year.

From all of us here on the programme, a very

happy new year.

Goodbye.