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A teenager has pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in north-west England.
On the opening day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court, Axel
Rudakubana, 18, also pleaded guilty to 10 charges of attempted murder
relating to the attack in Southport last July.
In addition, Rudakubana pleaded guilty on Monday to the possession of an al-Qaeda training manual and of producing the deadly poison ricin.
He is due to be sentenced on Thursday.
This is a developing story.