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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Take a Break WORLD • Where everyone loves life

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Do you want LIES with that? • When my fiancé was late to our son’s birth, I had no idea he was enjoying a burger with a side of secret sauce.

Your Brainwaves

What the neighbour heard • A frightening dream had woken me. But when I got a call about my little sister soon after, my real nightmare began.

YOUR BIG Bonanza

MY HIPS DON’T LIE! • When a stranger approached me in a pub and had a ‘bone’ to pick with me, I had no idea it would change my life.

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DREAM TEAM • Update your warm weather wardrobe with a cool co-ord

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!

Rolling away the ROLLS • My weight and drinking had spiralled out of control. Could rediscovering a childhood hobby help me tackle both?

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

JUST For Fun

7 signs of… IROND EFICIENCY • While fatigue is the most well-known sign, it’s far from the only one

Reset your NERVOUS SYSTEM in 30 DAYS! • Stuck in constant fight-or-flight mode? Your calm comeback starts here…

RACING AGAINST THE ODDS • A rare condition threatened to steal my passion, but I tied up my laces and never stopped chasing my dreams

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

‘Where have YOU been hiding?’ • When I marked my sister’s graduation with a few drinks, little did I know I’d be raising another kind of bottle just weeks later.

Save more, waste less! • Clever ways to use up your fridge leftovers

First a SHAKE, then a SHIMMY • Caroline Thompson was in an American diner when a tune on the jukebox inspired her to take the first step towards her dance dream

From HAIR to eternity • Every week I’d show my Marie love in the simplest way and when she was given a devastating diagnosis, our ritual became more important than ever.

COTTAGE CHARM • Transform your garden with these traditional buys

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

The ulti-MUTT tonic • Losing our dog left a huge hole in our hearts, but one day I came across something big enough to fill it.

Take a break… OVER THE BANK HOLIDAY • Bag yourself a bargain break during the May bank holiday

A BRAND-NEW SOFA WORTH UP TO £3500 • Choose either a two- or three-seater sofa or an armchair from La-Z-Boy

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

A WING and a PRAYER • It was a trip I’d made countless times but disaster was waiting around the corner.

Life Stars • This week’s stars

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YOUR BIG Supermarket SPREE

‘Where’s my sunshine?’ • One minute my girl was playing, the next she was gone. Now I fight to stop...