Good evening and welcome to the Daily Record's Monday briefing.
The top stories you need to know today include: thugs smashing cars in East Lothian, a luxury Scots hotel hitting back at an unhappy guest, and a family 'bed bound' months after being served 'undercooked food' at a resort.
Here are the latest headlines from Scotland and beyond.
Rampaging yobs smash cars with concrete slabs in quiet Scots street
A number of residents in a quiet Scots cul-de-sac have been left counting the "unnecessary costly act of vandalism" after a number of vehicles were smashed up by rampaging yobs.
Pictures show the damage caused in Haddington, East Lothian, on Sunday night with car windows smashed and bodywork damaged on at least four vehicles. Slabs have also been left lying all over the street, with one wedged on a car window.
Diana McLuckie said residents were left terrified when they heard glass smashing as the thugs caused carnage in their street at around 11pm on Sunday as at least five youths were spotted around Hopepark Crescent and Hopetoun Drive.
Scots hotel slams guest who left scathing review about £370-a-night room
A hotel in Edinburgh has hit back at a disgruntled guest who left a scathing review after the luxury stay failed to live up to their expectations. The English customer shared their opinion on popular website TripAdvisor where they slammed the hotel for lack of quality and uncaring employees.
The reviewer added that the hotel was "not worth the price tag" and that it was an overall "awful experience". The reviewer, Julia from Leicester, was particularly aggrieved at the bed which she found to be "too hard", while the views of the city centre also, apparently, failed to impress.
Family 'bed bound' after being served 'undercooked' food at five-star resort
A family say they have been left bed-bound after all falling violently ill on their summer holiday. The Richards family had jetted off to the Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya Resort and Spa in Cancun, Mexico, when they all started suffering from sickness and diarrhoea back in July.
All six holidaymakers claim to still be suffering from their symptoms, weeks after flying back home to the UK. Katie, 33, and Ashley Richards, 34, had booked the five star hotel for them and their six-year-old daughter Ruby to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. Other family members also joined them half way through the two-week trip.
Stranger Things optical illusion so good viewers 'jump' after image revealed
An optical illusion showing Eleven from Stranger Things has stunned people on social media claiming the image "pops" out at them.
A picture drawn by TikTok user @rishi.draws has gone viral and attracted almost 14.5 million views. The clarity of the optical illusion, which appears only after closing your eyes, shocked viewers who flooded the comment section.
Viewers watch the artist draw the digital portrait of Eleven, as he talks through how the optical illusion works. One commenter said the reveal was so good it was like 'witchcraft' as another noted the serious 'jump scare'.
DWP issues new payment advice to people due State Pension or benefits over next two days
The Department for Work and Pensions has issued updated guidance on State Pension, Tax Credits and benefit payments scheduled to be made in the two days immediately after the bank holiday for the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Last week, the DWP confirmed that payments due on Monday, September 19 would instead be paid on Friday, September 16. It has now advised that payments due on Tuesday, 20 and Wednesday 21 will be made as normal, however, the money may not go in at the usual paying in time, but it will be paid at some point during the day.
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