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An exciting break becomes a race against time for Gemma and her family

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My Weekly Magazine

26 August, 2025

The People's Friend Special

The best one yet

DEIRDRE leaned back on her sunbed and sighed. The view couldn’t have been more beautiful: rocky arid terrain rising from the sea, boats pottering about in the bay . . . Nearby, a luxury yacht was anch

Yours

Handbags at dawn

Y ou’ve done what?’ Mel threw her bag ...

The People's Friend Special

On your mind

IT was only Tuesday, and Jane was already missing the twins like mad. She gazed at yesterday’s photo on her phone. The two little girls all dressed up in their new blue uniforms and standing in the pl

Woman

Love is in the air

Buckling her seat belt, Jemima scanned the plane’s cabin. It was filling up fast. Through her window, she saw the last luggage trailer returning to the terminal. Maybe this flight would leave on time.

The People's Friend Special

With or without you

ANOTHER look at the dashboard clock: 21.06. The plane’s due to leave in under two hours. With the turn-off for the airport within sight, I ease on to the accelerator, suppressing a groan as the cars i