Today we'll hear evidence that Girl X allegedly had a 'hit list' of five children she wanted to kill.

We'll hear how messages exchanged between the two teenagers accused of Brianna's murder show Boy Y was reluctant to do it on a school night because he wanted to revise.

And we'll hear of the harrowing testimony from the dog walker who found Brianna's body shortly after the attack.

Both defendants deny murder.

The Trial takes listeners behind the headlines and into the courtrooms of some of the biggest criminal cases in the world.

The first series, 'The Trial of Lucy Letby' received more than 13 million downloads. Season Two focussed on the murder of Ashling Murphy, a 23 year old teacher from Ireland.

Season Three will follow the evidence as the jury hears it in twice weekly reports from The Daily Mail's Northern Correspondent, Liz Hull, and broadcast journalist, Caroline Cheetham.

They'll take you into the courtroom to bring you the detail as the evidence unfolds, to examine key moments and to carry out exclusive interviews with detective, victims and experts.

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