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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‘Hang on, where’s OUR HEN?’ • I’d waited three decades for my dream hen party. But now it had arrived, someone very important had gone AWOL – me!

Your Brainwaves

Two minutes to REVENGE • My hubby had gone to the pub and when the doorbell rang, I thought he’d forgotten his key. Then I answered it and my world crumbled.

YOUR BIG Bonanza

SHOULD PHONE CALLS ON TRAINS BE BANNED? • Talking on your mobile on public transport was named one of the most annoying things a passenger can do. So, we ask…

AND THEN SUM

NOW 4 SOMETHING Different

Grecian GLAM • Channel Mediterranean chic with fresh shades of blue and white

A CUPPA and a CATCH-UP! • We know you love an uplifting real-life story, so put the kettle on and enjoy our cheerful tea-break trio – quick reads to put a smile on your face

FIND THE Money!

‘No excess baggage here!’ • My high-flying job was playing havoc with my eating habits. It was time to stop heading for a crash landing.

YOUR BIG Relax

The most honest advice around

Pearls of Wisdom

Up and Downer

Tree Dimensional

5 symptoms to GET CHECKED • A GP reveals the midlife ailments we shouldn’t ignore

Ask Dr HELEN

Supercharge your summer HEALTH • Tweaks and tips to help you live better and feel fitter

AGGIE THE UNSTOPPABLE • When I hit rock bottom, I decided it was time to get up and fight

Code BREAKER • Crack our CODE BREAKER and discover the winning word…

TREETOP TERROR • One minute I was enjoying a fun family day out, the next my life had changed forever.

Holiday heroes! • Enjoy a taste of the Med for less

One HECK of a ride! • For these readers, a simple bus journey turned into a one-way ticket to happiness…

Never gonna give you up • A terrifying illness started stealing control of my body, but I felt determined not to go down without a fight.

Let’s get COSY • Bring some country cottage snugness into your home

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

He’s our MAX-MAKER! • When I rescued my new pooch, I had no idea he’d come with an unexpected bonus!

ISLAND BLISS FOR LESS • Enjoy a Maldivian-style break with these more affordable alternatives…

A COUNTRY COTTAGE BREAK FOR FOUR

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

A close call • My boy was out for a Sunday morning bike ride with his dad when I got heartstopping news.

Life Stars • This week’s stars with Rosalie Jones

Starscope

YOUR BIG Supermarket SPREE

‘Why did you do it, Dad?’ • Dad had just taken me and my brother for a treat when there was a bang and our lives changed forever.

YOUR BIG Cash Stash! • YOUR BIG Cash Stash is a brand-new puzzle with a brand-new prize! Solve our crossword to find out what’s inside our treasure chest and you could be in the money. There’s a different amount up for...