Take five: A news summary for anxious times

Lost your appetite for rolling news? These are the stories you need to know about this week…

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Hello! It’s Friday, which means it’s time for Take Five – and another attempt at succinctly summarising a week’s worth of chaos.

As ever, this weekly summary will aim to bring you up to date with the news stories that most matter to women and marginalised communities, without the need to immerse yourself in the anxiety of rolling news and intrusive updates.

Each week, I summarise five news stories you need to know about alongside five good news tales to lighten the load, and a further five longer reads, columns or interviews I’ve found engaging or enlightening over the last seven days.

There’s been a lot to get through this week. Again. So without further ado…

The headlines

1. Labour increases majority in Chester by-election blow to Sunak

Labour has held onto the City of Chester, dealing a significant blow to Rishi Sunak in his first electoral test as Prime Minister.