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ShowA five thousand pounds reward is being offered for information which convicts the killer of Perthshire man John McMurchie. In other news: The fight to save a Dundee day care facility for adults with special needs took to the city's streets today. Campaigners protested in the city centre - and revealed they could take legal action against the council to stop the closure. A teenager is in custody after an assault in Dundee left a man critically ill in hospital. The incident happened in Strathmartine Road on Tuesday evening. The 38 year old victim initially declined medial treatment for facial injuries, but was found unconscious yesterday. Police say an 18 year old man is helping with their inquiries. A glider pilot who was killed in a crash near Kinross has been named. Mark Dickson was attempting to take off at Portmoak Airfield on Tuesday when his Nimbus aircraft flipped over. The 49 year old was originally from Perth and worked as an air traffic controller at Prestwick Airport. People in Arbroath are keeping their eyes peeled for an escaped python. The three and a half foot long snake called Elwood is almost identical to his companion Mishka, who's still with owner Jasmin Miller. Elwood slithered off on Tuesday, much to the concern of the Miller family's neighbours. They say he's not poisonous and won't bite and they just want him to be found so he can get back to his warm tank. And in sports: Andy Murray insists he can capitalise on an erratic Thomas Berdych and reach the US Open Final. Murray set up a last four date with the Czech, after a hard earned win over Marin Cilic today. Scotland have suffered another blow ahead of Saturday's World Cup opener with Serbia. Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew's the latest player to be ruled out through injury. Former Aberdeen captain, Richard Foster, who's currently at Bristol City, has been drafted in. Dundee have recruited former Burnley defender Brian Easton on a one year deal. He's become the seventh player to sign for the club following their admission to the SPL. This international version of STV News at Six is viewable world-wide. It has been edited for rights reasons, which also allows us to keep the programme online after the initial 24-hour broadcast window in the UK has passed. Viewers within the UK who want to watch the full episode 'as broadcast' should select the UK version of the programme.
