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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A hub, a bub and a BOMBSHELL! • I’d just married my hunky younger fella and had his baby. But what was he hiding from me?

Your Brainwaves

Hours from safety • My twin’s ex wouldn’t leave her alone, but just as the family rallied to get her away from him, we got devastating news.

YOUR BIG Bonanza

AND THEN SUM • This puzzle is like a regular sudoku, but with an added twist! Start off by filling in the squares in the grid, so that every row, every column, and each of the 3x3 squares contains all the digits from 1 to 9.

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JUST-IN JACKETS • Layer like a pro with our pick of the best spring cover-ups

The debt CRISIS • Personal debt in the UK has risen by £54 billion in the past year with credit card debt rising at the fastest rate. Take a Break talks to one woman who owes thousands, yet still can’t stop over-spending…

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

Have your cake and EAT IT! • My own cooking was my downfall – until I made a discovery.

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

5 ways to… BEAT THE BLOAT • An expert shares the simple strategies to ease digestive discomfort

DR AI will see you now • Artificial intelligence is changing the way we access healthcare. Should you trust it?

‘IT’S ONLY HOT FLUSHES’ • I’d put my fainting and fatigue down to the menopause until a scan delivered shocking news

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

It’s UDDER chaos! • My mum had helped me plan my wedding down to the last detail. But the day brought something no one could have foreseen.

Mum’s mini MARVELS! • There’s a lot of love in these little Mother’s Day bakes

Like MOTHER, like DAUGHTER… • We’re celebrating Mother’s Day with some mums and their girls who share more than DNA

Two peas, five poppets! • My best friend and I discovered we were pregnant at the same time. But that wasn’t the only surprise in store.

MARCH INTO SPRING • Simple steps and smart ideas to keep your plot looking its best

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

Surprise for Lady Sarah • I’d turned up to learn first aid, but suddenly I was transported into another world.

Take a break… ON A CRUISE • Set sail and make some memories with these affordable cruises

SUNSHINE CRUISE

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

Go senior squad! • When my husband of 56 years passed away, I felt lost. But could I find something to cheer about?

Life Stars • This week’s stars with Rosalie Jones

Starscope

YOUR BIG Supermarket SPREE

‘I broke the bed!’ • When my hubby and I went bump in the...