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Take a Break Weekly

Jul 02 2026
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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, thebest-selling women’s weekly magazine that’s all about you and your life

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CHEATS between the SHEETS • I’d caught my fiancé in bed with my best friend. But things were about to get a whole lot worse.

Brainwaves

One last I love you • When my daughter came to me in a dream, it wasn’t until the next day that I realised it was because she needed me and by then, it was too late.

YOUR BIG Bonanza

I’m flying HIGH • A terrible fear had stopped me making my kids’ wish come true. But an impulse buy in my local shop changed everything.

AND THEN SUM

NOW 4 SOMETHING Different

EASY BREEZY • Beat the heat with summer’s coolest fabrics

Are weight-loss jabs WRECKING our relationships? • Around 2.4 million people are on weight-loss medications in the UK but a new study has found that those who lose weight quickly are twice as likely to divorce their partners

FIND THE Money! • All but one of the items you can pick up at the chemist, listed below, can be found in our wordsearch. Words run in straight lines in any direction.

A gin and SLIM! • I’d spent decades yo-yo dieting – until I found the spark I had been looking for.

YOUR BIG Relax

The most honest advice around

JUST For Fun

How to… BEAT THE BUGS • Protect yourself and your family from bites this summer

Ask Dr HELEN

PUMP UP the volume • How to turn the tide on hair loss and thinning

FROM WOMB TO TOMB • When I had a hysterectomy, I knew what to do with my uterus

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

CARNAGE at the caravan • After a diffcult time, I was enjoying some peace and quiet by the sea. Then suddenly, all hell broke loose.

Pick of the bunch • Make the most of juicy seasonal strawberries

FORTY things… ONE deadline • Blowing out the candles on her 39th birthday cake, Gemma set herself a big challenge

Secret of the stolen baby • I’d been keeping something hidden from my loved ones. Then a letter arrived that blew everything wide open.

GARDEN GLOW-UP • Affordable finds to refresh your space – all under £50!

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

The MISSING piece • A teenage tumble wrecked my sporting ambitions. But a new pastime turned me into a champion.

REGAL RETREATS • Step into a fairy tale on a dreamy château escape

BEST FRIEND SPA BREAK!

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

An unbreakable LOVE • I adored my fella, but when I began to fear his touch, I gave him a choice. What happened next left me stunned.

Life Stars • This week’s stars with Rosalie Jones

Starscope

YOUR BIG Supermarket SPREE

‘I’m going to tell your hubby’ • Stuck in an unhappy marriage, I had a fling. And when I ended it, my nightmare began.

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...

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