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Dina Rickman is head of social and trending content at the Independent

<p>Since the start of the UK lockdown there has been a 164 percent rise in donations on the GoFundMe platform</p>
Happy List

Why kindness matters – now more than ever

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, has been preceded by increasing violence in the West Bank
News

All you need to know about Yom Kippur

Professor Michal Kosinski’s research may have had a hand in the succesful Trump campaign – and Brexit
UK Politics

Facebook: good for democracy or a way to wage psychological warfare?

Ibrahim Dogus with police officers in Troia restaurant
Home News

Restaurant owner fed emergency workers for free after terror attack

Whether it's lying on the beach or paddle-boarding, the BVIs cater for different types of honeymoon
Travel

British Virgin Islands for a honeymoon? Well the Obamas like it

At least 170 suspected illegal schools have been identified
Home News

The full extent of unregistered schools in England revealed

Concerns have been raised about unregistered religious schools, where children are often taught only religious studies in extended school days
Home News

£100,000 lottery funding given to suspected illegal faith schools

Charedi communities adhere to a strict 19th-century interpretation of Judaism (File photo)
News

Jewish children blocked from seeing their transgender parent

Home News

London risks 'another Rotherham' child sexual abuse scandal

The Board of Deputies of British Jews estimates that there are around 30,000 strictly orthodox Jews living in the UK, of which Satmar is the largest sect
Home News

Judge says Jewish father 'unwise' to take child to museum

As many as 35 unregistered ultra-Orthodox schools are believed to be operating in the Hackney borough
Home News

London council admits it has more illegal than legal Jewish schools

Trump hailed the power of Facebook after his election victory
Voices

BREAKING: the internet

Thousands of anti-Trump demonstrators protest outside Trump Tower after marching from Union Square in New York City
US politics

Inside the thousand-strong protest outside Trump Tower

US politics

Inside the thousand-strong protest outside Trump Tower

Thousands of anti-Trump demonstrators protest outside Trump Tower after marching from Union Square in New York City
World

Everything you need to know about the holiest day of the Jewish year

The Board of Deputies of British Jews estimates that there are around 30,000 strictly orthodox Jews living in the UK, of which Satmar is the largest sect
Americas

Ultra-Orthodox rabbis ban women from going to university

The Board of Deputies of British Jews estimates that there are around 30,000 strictly orthodox Jews living in the UK, of which Satmar is the largest sect
Home News

Children trapped as religious leaders bankroll custody battles

Ukip leader Nigel Farage on board a boat taking part in a Fishing for Leave pro-Brexit "flotilla" on the River Thames, London.Wednesday June 15, 2016
UK Politics

We asked 359,217 Independent readers if they were in or out

Ukip leader Nigel Farage on board a boat taking part in a Fishing for Leave pro-Brexit "flotilla" on the River Thames, London.Wednesday June 15, 2016
UK Politics

We asked 359,217 Independent readers if they were in or out

A majority of the public fear a no-deal end to Brexit transition, new polling suggests
UK Politics

The quiz that will help you decide how to vote in the EU referendum

Friends and family console one another outside the Orlando Police Headquarters
Tech

Facebook activates safety check after deadliest shooting in US history

Young people around the world are struggling with unemployment
World Politics

Revealed: the worst places in the world to be young

Labour MP John Mann has called for the suspension of the Labour Club at Oxford University, pictured, 'for the allegations of racism'
Student

Oxford University interview questions (and how to answer them)

Eating seaweed with chopsticks - that's cultured
Home News

These are the 40 things that (apparently) make Britons cultured

The voluntarily-aided Yesodey Hatorah secondary school asks parents to 'refrain from following trends which contradict the spirit of modesty'
Home News

State school warns mothers not to 'show off' their knees

Jamie Reed tweeted his resignation letter within a minute of the announcement
UK Politics

Shadow health minister resigns within minutes of Corbyn win

John Prescott had previously condemned the 'abuse' levelled at Jeremy Corbyn
UK Politics

John Prescott on Jamie Reed quitting: 'Who's he?'

The voluntarily-aided Yesodey Hatorah secondary school asks parents to 'refrain from following trends which contradict the spirit of modesty'
Home News

State school warns mothers not to 'show off' their knees

Jamie Reed tweeted his resignation letter within a minute of the announcement
UK Politics

Shadow health minister resigns within minutes of Corbyn win

John Prescott had previously condemned the 'abuse' levelled at Jeremy Corbyn
UK Politics

John Prescott on Jamie Reed quitting: 'Who's he?'

John Prescott had previously condemned the 'abuse' levelled at Jeremy Corbyn
UK Politics

John Prescott on Jamie Reed quitting: 'Who's he?'

UK Politics

John Prescott on Jamie Reed quitting: 'Who's he?'

John Prescott had previously condemned the 'abuse' levelled at Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn says he wants 'less theatre, more fact, less theatrical, more understandable' PMQs
UK Politics

Jeremy Corbyn is going to completely change the way PMQs works

Jewish men walk along the street in Stamford Hill
Education News

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children's worksheet says 'non-Jews' are evil

Jewish men walk along the street in Stamford Hill
Education News

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children's worksheet says 'non-Jews' are evil

Wreckage of the Airbus A320
News & Advice

Andreas Lubitz: Regular testing won't stop a pilot from 'flipping'

Wreckage of the Airbus A320
News & Advice

Andreas Lubitz: Regular testing won't stop a pilot from 'flipping'

Dina Rickman tries the famous dress on in the office
Features

I wore 'The Dress' for an evening – and a week on, some people still

Features

Stoptober: How I stopped smoking for good

Features

Feminist porn: sex is about female pleasure too

The town in South Dakota is available for just $400,000 (£234,538)
Americas

For sale: one US town (price includes the only bar in a 10-mile

Crowds watch the glorious sunrise at Stonehenge on the Summer Solstice
Home News

Stonehenge was 'constructed by cowboy builders'

Americas

Naked man 'electrocuted' after climbing onto roof of moving train

Home News

'Invincible mutant super-rats' spreading across the UK

The royal selfie
Home News

The Queen of selfies: Boy's memorable snap of monarch (before he got

Nicholas Wig was branded the 'world's dumbest criminal'
Americas

Facebook 'burglar' tracked down after 'checking account on victim's

At the centre of the reliquary is a glass ampoule that contains the blood of Saint John Paul II
Americas

Pope John Paul II’s blood goes on tour

Diane Guerrero, Jackie Cruz, Dascha Polanco and Kate Mulgrew in Orange is the New Black season two
Reviews

Orange is the New Black season two, episode one: Netflix prison comedy

Reviews

Orange is the New Black season two, episode one: Netflix prison comedy

Diane Guerrero, Jackie Cruz, Dascha Polanco and Kate Mulgrew in Orange is the New Black season two
Tech

iSex: How pornography has revolutionised technology

Europe

The ten best islands in Europe

Europe

The ten best islands in Europe

Tennis

Poll reveals the 'ultimate' tennis player

Tennis

Poll reveals the 'ultimate' tennis player

News

PhotoBritain competition winners revealed

Features

The 20 best: rock star offspring

Americas

Stunning images of the Amazon rainforest from award-winning

This Britain

Kids prefer bedtime stories read to them by Dad

Features

Hoppy against tyranny: talking about a revolutionary

News

Strictly star Alesha Dixon's Wimbledon challenge

Africa

Microcredit schemes creates 'strong independent businesswomen'

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