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Daniel Morrow

Thursday's headlines: Girl's Magaluf romance and Martin Lewis calls energy discount 'good move'

Good evening and welcome to Thursday’s news briefing.

The top stories on the Daily Record website today includes: girl vows to keep holiday romance alive after meeting boyfriend in Magaluf, Martin Lewis praises energy discount and waitress flirts with customers with coffee message.

Here are the main headlines.

Scots girl vows to keep holiday romance alive after meeting boyfriend in Magaluf

A Scots girl has vowed to keep her holiday romance alive - despite living 400 miles apart from her boyfriend.

Beth Clinkscales, 19, went on holiday with her pals to Magaluf last summer after coming out of a relationship.

The 19-year-old, from Livingston , said she was desperate to have some fun on the Spanish island, but quickly found herself drawn to Amir Saleh, 19, who was staying at the same resort as her with his group of mates.

READ MORE: Scots girl vows to keep holiday romance alive after meeting boyfriend in Magaluf

Martin Lewis calls £400 energy discount for every UK bill payer a ‘good move' by Rishi Sunak

Martin Lewis (MoneySavingExpert.com/Youtube)

Martin Lewis followed along on social media as Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a raft of new measures aimed at helping millions of people across the UK through the cost of living crisis.

The money-saving expert hailed the removal of the replacement of the £200 energy 'loan-not-loan' with a £400 non-repayable grant a "good move".

Mr Sunak’s £15 billion plans included a temporary windfall tax on oil and gas giants which will raise “around £5 billion of revenue over the next year” and told MPs it was needed to help families with the cost of living as well as “avoiding burdening future generations with evermore debt today because politicians of the day were too weak to make the tough decisions.”

READ MORE: Martin Lewis calls £400 energy discount for every UK bill payer a ‘good move' by Rishi Sunak

Scots waitress flirts with 'cute customer' with cheeky message on coffee

Sophie decided to make a special coffee (Sophie Hosking/TikTok)

A Scots waitress has gone viral on TikTok after shooting her shot with a regular customer using impressive latte art.

Sophie Hosking has racked up over 21 million views and two million likes on the app after posting her romantic gesture.

The 23-year-old, who works at Edinburgh cafe Grams, decided to let her customer know he was 'fit' by giving him a special coffee.

READ MORE: Scots waitress flirts with 'cute customer' with cheeky message on coffee

Tributes flood in for 'incredible' Scots mum found dead on beach as locals hail community champion

Shirley Morgan has been remembered for her dedication to the local community (UGC)

A woman who died suddenly on an Ayrshire beach has been named locally as community champion Shirley Morgan, who worked tirelessly to help others.

Dozens of heartfelt tributes have poured in after the 49-year-old mum sadly passed away in Stevenston on Tuesday afternoon.

Police have confirmed that Shirley’s death is not believed to be suspicious and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

READ MORE: Tributes flood in for 'incredible' Scots mum found dead on beach as locals hail community champion

Thugs batter each other on street in brawl outside Scots shop

The three men fought outside a shop in Fife last Thursday afternoon (UGC)

Dramatic footage has shown the moment a violent brawl broke out between three men outside a shop in Fife .

Thugs can be seen attacking each other outside Glenwood Premier Post Office in the town of Glenrothes shortly after 2.30pm on Thursday, May 19.

The footage, which was shared on social media, shows the trio steadily approaching one another in the store car park before one of the men punches another in the face.

READ MORE: Thugs batter each other on street in brawl outside Scots shop

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