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.

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The best of FRENEMIES • My fella’s ex-wife and I just could not get along. Until my life was in danger and something extraordinary happened.

Your Brainwaves

‘I’ll hunt you and kill you’ • I knew my son’s relationship was volatile, but I had no idea of the secret shame he was hiding until it was too late.

YOUR BIG Bonanza

IS IT WISE TO WORK WITH FAMILY? • A woman online admitted that she regrets leaving her job to work for her family business, confessing that it has put a strain on her relationship with her relatives. So, we ask…

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WHAT’S NEW NOW • Refresh your wardrobe with our top high street picks

Can AI run my life? • From what to eat to parenting issues, Mel let a chatbot make decisions for her for a week….

FIND THE Money!

‘I’ve got a mountain to climb’ • When Mum dragged me out on a hike, I realised there was something much bigger I had to conquer.

YOUR BIG Relax

The most honest advice around

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5 ways to… GET HELP FAST • Can’t get through to your GP practice? Try these tips instead

Give yourself A MIDLIFE GLOW-UP • Forget miracle fixes and expensive fads – here’s how to biohack your way to better energy

‘MY NOSE HAS ERUPTED’ • When a burning sensation woke me one night, it was just the start of my problems

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

‘I’m going TO DIE’ • I’d been scathing about Mum’s new hot tub. But when disaster struck, it became a life saver.

CHEAP CHEEP! • Give your chicken dinner a purse-friendly makeover

‘We are the dancing queens!’ • When we move to music with like-minded souls, our brains reward us with feel-good endorphins that change how we feel about ourselves and those around us, as these readers found out…

‘How can she have gone?’ • My wife Carrie had just done the school run when there was a phone call that tore our family apart.

Lets HYPE the STRIPE! • Bold lines are leading the way this season

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

HOME is where the HOG is • From tiny trotters to piggy pandemonium, life is SOW much fun!

Take a break… IN BARCELONA • Escape for the weekend and squeeze every sun-drenched second out of this Mediterranean gem

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

I didn’t order THIS! • Waitressing at two jobs, I had no idea I was about to be served up a shocker!

Life Stars • This week’s stars with Rosalie Jones

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YOUR BIG Supermarket SPREE

‘It happened to me too’ • I was desperate to move on from my ex. But after a shocking discovery on his phone, there was something I had to do first.

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...