And coming up in sport, england have a battle on their hands to keep their ashes hopes alive after australia dominated. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The family of a lawyer who was stabbed to death with a screwdriver outside a busy Shopping Centre in newcastle, have described him as a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. Peter duncan died in hospital following the incident near eldon square on wednesday evening. Seven teenage boys aged between 1a and 17 remain in custody on suspicion of murder. Andy moore reports. It was an attack in broad daylight, just outside this busy Shopping Centre. Peter duncan, a lawyer, was taken to hospital after being stabbed, but could not be saved. His family described him as a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. They said he would be deeply missed, and his death would leave a huge hole in their lives. It appears to have been a chance encounter between the victim and the offender, which then led
Our specialists, together with the regions, are conducting an assessment to obtain reliable data. Welcome to asia, where the heart of the continent beats. Well, lets briefly return to the information about the state of health of the Prime Minister of slovakia robert fizza, messages appeared on news agency feeds. So his condition remains severe, the elected president of the republic, Petr Pellegrini, told reporters after visiting the head of government at the hospital in branska bistrica. So heres the quote. Prime minister fitzs condition is assessed as very serious; he was on the verge of death. I was allowed to talk with him for only literally a few minutes, end of quote, we are monitoring the situation and will return to it a little later, but for now on to other topics. So, the International Islamic Economic Forum began work in kazan this is the leading platform for discussing issues of cooperation with countries of the islamic world. My colleague Maria Kudryavtseva works in the cap
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