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Jo Cox MP has been shot and killed by an attacker in her constituency of Batley and Spen in Yorkshire.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36553815
Thomas Mair, 52, the man charged with murdering the MP Jo Cox, has appeared in court and been remanded in custody.
When asked to state his name, he said: "My name is death to traitors, freedom for Britain".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36567903
Jo Cox was a 41-year-old local MP for the Batley and Spen area of Yorkshire.
She was elected in May 2015 to represent the Labour Party.
Jo was married, with two children.
As part of her job as an MP she campaigned heavily for human rights, and spoke in the Houses of Parliament about lots of issues like equality, railways, and the Syrian refugee crisis.
Jo worked with charities to try to help tackle poverty and discrimination and make life better for children.
Jeremy Corbyn, who is leader of the Labour Party, said that Jo was a "much loved colleague, a real talent and a dedicated campaigner for social justice and peace".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36558358
Thomas Mair, 52, was remanded in custody by Mr Justice Sweeney after appearing by videolink.
He is also charged with grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon.
The Batley and Spen MP, 41, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on Thursday.
She was attacked shortly before she was due to hold a constituency surgery.
When asked by the judge to confirm he was Thomas Mair, he replied: "Yes, I am."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-36574451
Calls are growing for a man who tried to save MP Jo Cox to be officially honoured for his bravery.
Bernard Kenny, 77, was stabbed in the stomach as he went to the aid of Mrs Cox when she was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on Thursday.
Mr Kenny, who was discharged from hospital earlier, called her death "a very sad loss for the community".
An online fund in memory of the murdered Labour MP passed the £1m mark on Monday evening.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-36574757
Yesterday, Jo Cox's family watched as the House of Commons, filled with her political friends and colleagues honoured her.
Today, with quiet dignity, her husband Brendan explained why he believes politics was behind her death.
He said: "She was a politician and she had very strong political views and I believe was she killed because of those views.
"I think she died because of them and she would want to stand up for those in death as much as she did in life."
As the referendum debate rages, he told me why she feared for our political culture, not just here in the UK but around the world, detailing her belief that the tone of the debate has echoes of the 1930s, with the public feeling insecure, and politicians willing to exploit that sense.
"He told me she was "very worried and from left and right".
He added: "I think she was very worried that the language was coarsening, that people were being driven to take more extreme positions, that people didn't work with each other as individuals and on issues, it was all much too tribal and unthinking."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36592122