A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that horrified the nation and was followed by days of nationwide rioting.

A teenager accused of killing three girls in a knife attack at a dance class in the UK has pleaded guilty to their murders.

A British teenager unexpectedly pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event last July, while the government said it would hold an inquiry into the atrocity which was followed by nationwide rioting.

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The prime minister is due to speak after Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of three girls last year.

The Prime Minister will address the nation this morning after the Government announced an inquiry into how the state failed to identify the risk posed by the Southport killer. Axel Rudakubana, who pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July,