18/06/2016 BBC Weekend News

A moving tribute paid to a daughter and a sister.

The family of the MP Jo Cox visit the town where she was murdered.

They thanked the public for their support, saying it had

made a real difference at a dark time.

For now, our family is broken but we will mend over time

and we will never let Jo leave our lives.

Meanwhile, the man accused of her murder appears in court in London.

When asked his name Thomas Mair replied, "death to traitors,

Tim Peake returns to earth after six months in space.

And, an historic victory for England in Rugby Union -

their first ever series win in Australia.

The family of the MP Jo Cox today paid a moving tribute

to her in the Yorkshire town where she was murdered on Thursday.

Visiting the site of her memorial in Birstall, her sister Kim thanked

people for their support and said the family had taken great comfort

in the many tributes to Jo, whom they'd remember

Our special correspondent Ed Thomas is in Birstall tonight.

Many people have come down here to see the flowers and read the

messages, from David Cameron to Jeremy Corbyn. But perhaps today the

hardest journey of all for the family of Jo Cox, her mother, her

father, her sister, they came here to see all this support and to say

thank you to the people of this town.

It is hard to imagine this family's pain.

Gordon and Jean Leadbeater have lost their eldest daughter.

But today they were not alone - surrounded by the people

of Birstall, the flowers and messages, the lives

I do want to just start by saying thank you.

And we all appreciate this, massively.

There are some things in life you should never have to do.

Last night, I had to go and identify my sister's body.

Yes, this was Jo Cox MP and she was many things to many

My only sibling, my parents' first born child, a wife and a mum.

This was in full view of the place where Jo Cox was attacked

and here Kim Leadbeater talked of her sister's values,

a champion of those in need, the beliefs she lived for.

Our parents instilled in us a real glass half-full mentality and whilst

I sometimes tend to add a large measure of Yorkshire cynicism

She said for now her family was broken but they would never let

She will live on through all the good people in the world,

through Brendan, through us and through her truly wonderful

children who will always know what an utterly amazing

She was a human being and she was perfect.

Ed Thomas, BBC News, Birstall.

Meanwhile, a man has appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court

in London charged with the murder of Mrs Cox.

Thomas Mair, who's 52, when asked to confirm his name,

replied, "Death To Traitors, Freedom For Britain.

Our home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford reports.

Thomas Mair was swept into the court building in a police van,

part of a convoy that had brought him from Yorkshire

to this, the most important Magistrates' Court in London,

following the protocol used in terrorism cases.

When he came into court he was accompanied by two dock

security officers and wore a grey police-issued tracksuit.

With short light grey hair and a neatly trimmed beard,

he stood up when asked to do so by the court clerk.

When asked his name, the man in the dock said,

"my name is Death To Traitors, Freedom For Britain."

Asked his address, he remained silent.

Asked his date of birth, he again remained silent.

He is charged with the murder of Jo Cox, the young,

popular pro-EU Labour MP for Batley and Spen.

She was repeatedly stabbed and shot three times in a killing which has

shocked politicians and the public alike and led to the suspension

Thomas Mair is also charged with possession of a firearm,

a modified rifle and an offensive weapon, a combat knife

77-year-old by-stander Bernard Kenny was stabbed in the stomach

After the short hearing, Thomas Mair was driven from court

through the melee of photographers to Belmarsh Prison.

He will be held there until his next court appearance,

at the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey, on Monday.

Daniel Sandford, BBC News, at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

The British astronaut, Tim Peake, has said he's elated to be back

on earth after six months onboard the international space station.

After his capsule landed in Kazakhstan this morning,

he said it had been an incredible experience.

He described the journey back as the best ride of his life.

Our science editor David Shukman reports from Kazakhstan.

A race to rescue Tim Peake and his two colleagues.

A fleet of helicopters rushes across the empty

No-one knows exactly where and when the

I'm the only British journalist on board.

The pilot spots something high above us.

And there it is, an incredible sight, a giant parachute.

Just drifting down through the clouds, the three astronauts

on board, Tim Peake among them, making their way back down to Earth.

It looks like it's a very safe operation.

By now, radio contact is established but one

big challenge remains - the landing itself.

Touchdown approaching any second now, I think.

The rockets went off, breaking the fall.

Minutes later, the whole fleet was on the ground and the three

spacemen started to be pulled out of the capsule.

After six months without any feeling of weight,

Our first sight of Tim Peake, looking happy.

Tim, David Shukman, welcome back to Planet Earth.

Great to see you looking so well, tell me how you are

Just truly amazed, I mean, just the smells of

Yeah, it's wonderful to be back in fresh air, lovely, really good.

After half a year without feeling the warmth of summer,

and still in his spacesuit, he was overheating.

He managed a quick word with his wife, Rebecca.

Then he was carried off for a medical check.

He wants his time in space to be useful to research.

Tim, it's a remarkable sight to see you looking so well.

You know how many people have followed you on Twitter now.

I know, it's been incredible, it really has.

I'm so grateful for all the support and thank you to everyone who has

With the astronauts being checked, the capsule was rolled upright

An hour after landing and the capsule is still hot.

Being this close, I can smell how burnt it is.

It became charred as it descended through the atmosphere.

The spacecraft has returned laden with research samples.

The mission is over, but a lot of science

For the Russians, this operation is routine,

but for Britain it marks the first government-funded space flight.

And Tim Peake hopes that more will follow.

Tonight, he was walking, but with support.

In Belgium, three people have been charged with attempting

to commit terrorist murder, and taking part in the activities

It follows dozens of raids by the security forces -

The Belgian Prime Minister has said the nation would remain extremely

vigilant but has not raised the terror threat level.

Official campaigning over next week's referendum remained suspended

today following the murder of MP Jo Cox.

But this morning the International Monetary Fund, delivering its annual

report on the UK economy, warned it could shrink by more

than 5% in the event of the UK leaving the EU.

The warnings have been dismissed by those who support leaving,

as our business correspondent Emma Simpson reports.

Last month, the IMF said the impact of Brexit

would range from pretty bad to very, very bad.

Today came its detailed research explaining why.

So, what could the economic consequences be?

The IMF says much depends on what trading agreements we negotiate.

If we secured a deal similar to that between Norway and the EU,

where we retain access to the single market, the IMF claims our

economic output or GDP would fall 1.4% by 2019.

That's the best case scenario, it says.

If we don't have a smooth exit, and the UK has to fall back

on existing international trading rules, the IMF claims our economy

could end up 5.6% smaller, starting with a recession next year.

How we trade is of huge importance to the UK.

Economists in favour of Brexit claim the IMF has chosen to ignore

the positive effects of leaving the EU.

If you put in the right assumption for Brexit,

which is that we get rid of trade barriers, and we go to free

trade, then you get good results from Brexit.

Long-term, the economy grows more, consumer prices come down,

people's living standards rise, the economy becomes

The IMF boss, Christine Lagarde, speaking at a conference yesterday,

was focussing on why Britain should stay in the EU.

That membership has made the UK a richer economy but it has also

made it a more diverse, more exciting and more creative country.

This is just the latest in a long line of warnings on the potential

economic fallout from the international financial

Voters will have their own say in less than a week's time.

Meanwhile, the former Head of the Armed Forces, Lord Guthrie,

who earlier this year signed a letter supporting Britain's place

Lord Guthrie now says he's backing those who want Britain to leave

the EU because he says of the dangers posed by the possible

The Government says it has a veto over joining any such force.

Tomorrow official campaigning on the referendum resumes.

Our political correspondent Ben Wright is here.

The murder of Jo Cox stopped everything. There have been no

rallies, no street stalls, no battle bus tours since Thursday.

Politicians have not been campaigning while they mourned the

MP. And reflected on the character of our democracy, how we do

politics, the tone of public life. The pause in the campaign also

paused the momentum of this referendum with consequences that

are very difficult to predict. But for the last few weeks this campaign

has been exceptionally raukous, viciously fought, bitter,

unsurprising perhaps given how much is at stake in this referendum. But

when it does get under way again tomorrow the two campaigns are

holding rallies, their key spokesmen will be doing interviews, the tone

may be more restrained to begin with, at least, because this big

vote is next Thursday and it's going to be fought hard right to the wire.

Thank you. Sport now and in Rugby Union there's

been an historic victory for England who have won their first ever Test

series down under This piece of glassware is named

in honour of James Cook who arrived Since that day, no England

rugby team has won History would weigh heavy

on some but England's pack tore through Australia,

led from the middle by the captain Of course there would be

a Wallaby fightback. Somewhere under there was Hartley's

opposite number Stephen Moore England's lead was only three

points at the break. As that went over,

they could breathe. Then steel themselves

for the onslaught. England desperately wedged it shut,

pouncing on any chance England had made more

than three times more tackles than their opponents

when Jamie George, a front row, Last October, Australia dumped

England out of their own How distant Melbourne

seems from that. Wales were up against

the all-conquering All Blacks. To their credit they stayed

with the world's best for a while but as Welsh bodies

tired New Zealand ran Scotland went to Japan

and had to work hard. It was only when the Japanese lost

men to the sin bin that the Scots made the numbers count,

bundling to victory. While Ireland were heading

for a first series win in South Africa, but the Springboks

sprung back in the second half forcing history

from the Irish until next Andy Murray has his sights on a

record 5th title at Queens after reaching the final of the Aegon

championships. He beat Marin Cilic in three sets in what is his first

tournament reunited with former coach Ivan Lendl. Murray will face

Milos Raonic in tomorrow's final. Finally, the Queen

celebrated a winner Her horse, Dartmouth,

was first past the post in the Hardwicke Stakes,

taking the lead in the final furlong It's the 23rd time the Queen's had

a winner at the prestigious meeting. You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News channel. Good evening. After a stormy week a

quieter start to the