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Take a Break Weekly

Aug 20 2026
Magazine

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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Take a Break WORLD • Where everyone loves life

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MEGA SNAP

TEQUILA till you can’t FEEL-A! • A mishap had put the ‘ow’ into my cowboy-themed wedding, but I had a plan to keep on line dancing!

Your Brainwaves • Tips, tricks and bright ideas

‘There’s something wrong with Mummy’ • My daughter had just moved into a new flat with her little girl. But what she didn’t know was that danger was lurking just outside.

YOUR BIG Bonanza

IS BRUTAL HONESTY ALWAYS JUSTIFIED IN FRIENDSHIPS? • Many of us believe we should tell our friends the truth, no matter what. But we ask…

AND THEN SUM

NOW 4 SOMETHING Different

TOTALLY TROPICAL • Add an exotic touch to your wardrobe with these summer buys

Is it time for a holiday DIVORCE? • Solo female travel is more popular than ever. Take a Break speaks to two women who feel the benefit of getting away from their families…

FIND THE Money! • All but one of the words related to table tennis, listed below, can be found in our wordsearch. Words run in straight lines in any direction.

Bombshell at the BUFFET • A cruel comment had left me humiliated, but it took a bigger shock to make me face the truth.

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

The most honest advice around

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4 ways… to stop night sweats • Expert tips for cooler, calmer and more restful slumber

Ask Dr HELEN

Eat your way TO BETTER HEALTH • Here’s how to tailor your diet to help manage five common health conditions…

‘YOUR ORGANS ARE SHUTTING DOWN’ • I was dangerously underweight, so why couldn’t I eat a thing?

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

In the NAME of LOVE! • Most people try to avoid a family ding-dong at their wedding, but we decided to get one started.

ICE ’N’ EASY • Keep cool with these super-simple frozen treats

SISTERS in SYNC • Joanne and Rosalie came into the world together and have since shared a lifetime of sisterhood, style and shenanigans…

‘I love you, see you tomorrow • Walking into my daughter’s room, I expected to see her grinning in her cot. But a sickening silence greeted me.

GRAB A SLICE OF THE ACTION! • Who doesn’t love pizza night? Spice yours up with these fun buys

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

He’s a real HOUND-INI • For three nights in a row, a stray visitor had settled on our sofa. Was he trying to tell us something?

EGYPT’S HIDDEN GEM • Discover the untouched paradise of Marsa Alam

ALL-INCLUSIVE HOLIDAY TO TURKEY

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

Thread FLAIR • A pile of secondhand clothes sparked an idea that proved you’re never too old to play at dressing up!

Life Stars • This week’s stars with Rosalie Jones

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YOUR BIG Supermarket SPREE

‘I’m not preggers, I’m just...

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  • English