The last seven days have been perilous for the Prime Minister, but he ended the week still in his job, unlike many of those closest to him. However, as some of his most senior lieutenants departed Downing Street, including Morgan McSweeney and communication chief Tim Allan; some commentators saw this not as a crisis, but as a much-needed and long-overdue reset.
Eleanor Mills goes as far as to say this clear-out of the "backroom boys" might even be the thing that saves him. Far from being the "geniuses" they would have us believe, she argues, these men may have been hampering the meaningful change that Sir Keir Starmer promised when he was first elected. To many on the outside, they already looked very much like yesterday's men. Same old, same old – in every way. Read about Starmer's "man problem" here.
Barely a week after Trump was being asked to apologise for spreading a racist meme depicting the Obamas as monkeys, Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe was forced to say sorry for claiming that the UK had been "colonised" by immigrants. But it didn't stop Nigel Farage posting a video on social media supporting Ratcliffe, saying: "Areas of our towns and cities have been completely changed. Jim Ratcliffe is right."
In this atmosphere, Chloe Combi has discovered that racist incidents in schools are soaring. She talks to teachers and pupils about how racism is being normalised in British playgrounds, where taunts of "go home" and monkey noises are now a regular occurrence. Read her worrying report here.
And after another week of head-spinning revelations from the Epstein Files, Jon Sopel looks at what is still to come and why they are rocking the British establishment so much more than institutions and their leaders in America. If that has been puzzling you too, his expert analysis is a must-read.
Meanwhile, Alan Rusbridger reflects on the news that Donald Trump has been granted permission to sue the BBC for $10bn (£7.5bn). What can we expect from this dramatic courtroom showdown, and could it end the BBC as we know it?
In a world that feels increasingly chaotic, fitness writer Harry Bullmore looks at what we can control – our health. If you're thinking about your own spring reset, check out his interview with nutritionist Luke Hanna, who explains the six things people get wrong about fat loss.
And while experts agree that walking is one of the easiest and most effective ways to improve your fitness, there are some simple, science-backed ways to get the most out of your daily steps.
Let's hope it doesn't take too long for the weather to brighten to make those long walks more likely.
Until next weekend!
Victoria Harper
Executive Editor
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