December 5. A government-commissioned report recommended that migrants should swear an oath of allegiance as soon as they arrive in the UK. It said that Muslims living in the UK are increasingly identifying with a global Islamic "Ummah" (community), rather than with being British.
December 10. An asylum seeker described as the "very model of a modern al-Qaeda terrorist" was allowed to stay in Britain despite being jailed for plotting attacks in the country. The "sleeper agent" jihadist was about to be deported back to his native Jordan. But Home Secretary Amber Rudd changed her mind after the man's lawyers argued that he would be tortured.
December 12. Six people were arrested in Derby, Burton on Trent and London on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism. Counter-terrorism investigators said they disrupted what they believe was a "significant plot" to attack the UK that was inspired by the Islamic State.
December 13. The Black Health Initiative in Leeds warned that girls are being taken to female genital mutilation (FGM) "parties" in cities across England. The charity said that midwives from Africa are being flown into the country to carry out the illegal practice. West Yorkshire Police said they were aware girls were being subjected to FGM locally.
December 15. More than £600,000 (€700,000; $738,000) of taxpayers' money is being spent every week so lawyers can give free legal advice to asylum seekers. A total of 38,005 cases were approved for free legal advice over the last financial year, often in cases where the applicant was fighting a decision where their asylum claim had already been denied.
December 17. More than 1,000 Muslims took to the streets of London chanting "Allahu Akbar" and demanding an Islamic caliphate. They gathered outside the empty Syrian embassy in Belgrave Square, London to protest American policies regarding Aleppo, the largest city in Syria.
December 20. Heavily-armed police officers were deployed to Canterbury Cathedral to guard the nativity scene against possible jihadist attacks.
December 21. Police in Bristol increased patrols in the city center due to concerns about "Islamophobia" in the wake of the Berlin terror attack.
December 23. Syed Hoque, 37, of Stoke-on-Trent, was convicted of two counts of funding terrorism. He used aid convoys to Syria to send thousands of pounds to his extremist nephew who was fighting alongside al-Qaeda.
December 24. Munir Hassan Mohammed, 35, and Rowaida El-Hassan, 32, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on charges of making explosives. Mohammed, an Eritrean who is seeking asylum in the UK, was also charged with being a member of the Islamic State.
December 25. The main course for inmates at HMP Bristol prison for Christmas dinner was halal chicken. Other prisons across the country also served halal options for Christmas. HMP Birmingham offered halal beef.
December 26. Sixty children are referred to the government's Prevent counter-terrorism program each week. In 2015/16, there were around 7,500 referrals, a rate of 20 a day. Of those, 3,100 were aged under 18, and 61 were under the age of ten.
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