Take a Break Weekly

Take A Break Weekly is Britain’s best-selling women’s magazine that’s all about you and your life. Each week we share your compelling true-life stories, the latest health, fashion and beauty tips, plus cookery and travel. Don’t miss our exciting competitions with fabulous must-win prizes.

This week in your Take a Break • Welcome to Take a Break, the best-selling women’s weekly magazine that’s all about you and your life

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BRIDE IN A BATHROBE • I was about to walk down the aisle but I was still in a dressing gown, rollers and slippers. What the heck had happened?

‘Not MORE bad luck’ • I was happy when my twin sister met her fireman fella. But as he began lurching from one drama to another, I made a discovery that sent both our lives up in smoke.

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ALL THINGS SPICE • Add some warm shadesto your summer wardrobe

What does THE SMOKING BAN mean for our kids? • As a landmark new law aims to create the UK’s first smoke-free generation, Take a Break speaks to one woman who’s paid a high price for getting hooked on cigarettes in her teens

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‘But I’m only 27 !’ • Something scary happened in the loo and when the doctor told me why, it was the wake up call I needed.

YOUR BIG Relax • Write your answers following the arrows. Some of the boxes have clue numbers which refer to the clues below the puzzle.

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Up and Downer • By writing the solutions to the ‘down’ clues downwards, you will reveal the solution to the ‘up’ clues reading upwards, and vice versa.

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5 ways to… STAY ENERGISED • Fading in the sun? A nutritionist shares her top tips for fighting fatigue

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60 second weight-loss tips • Try these 12 little changes that add up to big results

‘WHAT THE HECK’S THAT?’ • I’d spent years disguising something in my armpit, then a chance encounter changed my life

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‘STOP THE BOAT!’ • My partner and I were living out our dreams when we sailed into a disaster that changed our lives forever.

GIRLS’ night in! • Get your friends round for some tasty summer bites

TATT’S INK-SPIRING! • Having a tattoo can be a big decision and for some it’s loaded with meaning too. Here, three readers share the story behind their inkings

‘I’m right with you’ • My husband and I had been trying for a baby when the worst had happened. But he’d left me one last incredible gift.

TIKI TIME! • Create a Hawaiian-inspired vibe in your garden with these tropical buys

QUESTION Time • The answer to each question can be found in the box at the bottom. Cross them off as you go.

Viva la VA-VA-VOOM! • My curves had always been something to hide. Now they’re something to celebrate.

PEAK SUMMER • The hills are alive in the sunshine, for walking, wellness and adventure

SEVEN DAYS OF TREATS

Picture POINTER • Write your answers to the word and picture clues in the direction shown by the arrows.

TALES of the SCALES • After three months of dieting, I hadn’t lost a single pound. What were the numbers on the dial trying to tell me?

Life Stars • This week’s stars with Rosalie Jones

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