Southport stabbings: boy, 17, charged with murder and attempted murder

Teenager from Banks in Lancashire charged after three children killed and eight injured during dance class

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder and attempted murder after 13 people, including 11 children, were stabbed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, police said.

Merseyside police said they charged the suspect, who is from the village of Banks, Lancashire, with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of an offensive weapon. He will appear at Liverpool city magistrates court on Wednesday morning.