Good morning. Axel Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls, 10 charges of attempted murder, the production of the poison ricin and possession of a terrorist training manual.

Axel Rudakubana was the perpetrator of the Southport stabbings - but until yesterday only old images of him were available to the media

The UK government has announced a public inquiry into the murders of three young girls after it emerged Rudakubana was referred to an anti-extremism programme.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, on Monday unexpectedly pleaded guilty in the Liverpool Crown Court to the stabbing deaths of three young girls and stabbing 10 others in Southport, Britain, on July 29.

Patrick Hurley, the MP for Southport, told BBC Radio 5 Live there is “surprise and shock” across the town after Axel Rudakubana, who was due to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court today, changed his pleas to guilty after having previously denied murdering Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven.

Axel Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport. The 18-year-old, who was born in Cardiff, also pleaded guilty to a terror offence on the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, on Monday (January 20) pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls and attempting to kill ten others during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last summer. The incident sparked widespread riots across the United Kingdom.