#Religion: OCTOBER 2016

October 2. The Daily Mail reported that dozens of Islamic schools continue to operate despite inspectors finding that pupils are unsafe, exposed to extreme views or unaware of basic British values. The findings suggested that a government crackdown on extremism in schools has been ineffective.

October 5. Manchester Crown Court sentenced Imran Khan, 38, to life in prison for murdering his wife. He admitted to stabbing her in the presence of their five children because it was "not halal" for her to be working with other men.

October 7. Police launched a hate crime probe after literature saying those who insult Islam "must be killed" was allegedly handed out at a mosque in Walthamstow, East London.

October 8. A baggage handler at an unidentified British airport had an ISIS flag stitched to the inside of his glove. The discovery raised the prospect that staff at British airports could be operating as part of a jihadi sleeper cell.

October 11. The McAuley Catholic High School in Doncaster received an online threat: "We have our sights set on you, and by Allah we will kill every single infidel student at this school #McAuleySchoolMassacre".

October 13. A Muslim bus driver stopped his vehicle in the middle of a busy road in Portsmouth for 10 minutes while he conducted his daily prayer. Some 50 children, parents and teachers from Meon Junior School in Southsea were returning home from a school trip to London when the incident happened. Parents said the driver put the lives of their children at risk.

October 13. ITV aired a new documentary, "Exposure: Islam's Non-Believers," which focused on the risks to Muslims who abandon their religion. A former Muslim told the documentary makers: "I remember saying to my mum, I don't believe in God any more. And her saying, 'you can't tell anybody else because they'll kill you, we are obliged to kill ex-Muslims.' And that it would put me at extreme risk if anybody else was to find out, so that conversation ended there."

October 18. A gang of Iranian men in Chelmsford sexually exploited and groomed vulnerable girls by supplying them with drugs and offering them free pizza. All three victims were allegedly targeted by the group which "farmed them out like cattle" to other men.

October 18. Nearly two-thirds of "child refugees" who claimed to be minors were found to be adults. Figures show that in the year to September 2015, 65% of the child refugees who had their age disputed were found to be over 18.

October 22. A 19-year-old "Asian" was arrested after police found a bomb on a train in the London Underground. The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre raised the threat level for transport in London to severe: an attack is highly likely.

October 22. A foster mother who took in a "child refugee" discovered that he was a 21-year-old jihadist. Rosie welcomed Jamal into her family after social workers said he was a 12-year-old orphan who had fled Afghanistan. Alarm bells rang when the family went swimming and Rosie's 13-year-old commented on how hairy Jamal was. His last words to Rosie were: "I'll kill you and I know where your children are."

October 27. A man and woman, both aged 35, were arrested at Luton Airport on suspicion of terror offenses. The pair were attempting to travel to Syria.

October 30. The Sunday Times reported that the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, a prominent Sharia court, was "sabotaging" criminal proceedings to protect alleged perpetrators of domestic violence against women.

October 30. More than 25,000 signed a petition asking the government to allow public calls to prayer at least three times a day in areas with a high Muslim population. The petition stated:

"The adhan, or Islamic call to prayer, is an integral part of the Muslim faith. The number of people practicing the religion of Islam in the United Kingdom exceeds three million. Some neighborhood towns have more than 50% Muslim population. I believe it is the right time to ... allow highly Muslim populated areas with a loud call for prayer at least three times a day."

October 31. A "child refugee" from Afghanistan who was sent to Britain from the Calais Jungle camp in France claimed he was 16 but actually was 22. According to the law, unless a person who is seeking asylum appears to be "significantly" over the age of 18 they should be "afforded the benefit of the doubt and treated as children."