The mass stabbing in Southport, England, and misinformation about the attacker sparked days of rioting across the U.K.

A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer is going on trial

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says “fundamental change” in how the British state protects its citizens is needed.

LONDON — A British teen pleaded guilty Monday to murdering three girls and attempting to kill 10 other people in what a prosecutor said was a “meticulously planned” stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer.

Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder months after his violent stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift -themed dance class in Southport, England.

The July 29 stabbings sent shock waves across the U.K. and led to a week of widespread rioting across parts of England and Northern Ireland.