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www.theolivepress.es January 14th - January 27th 2022
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Doomed beaches A NEW study claims that 66% of Balearic beaches could be lost to the sea by the end of the century in a worst case climate change scenario. Researchers at the Balearic Islands Oceanographic Centre have developed a model to observe sea level changes under current climate change projections. It is the first study to show the impact specifically on popular tourist sites in the Balearics. One of the study’s authors, Miguel Agulles, said: “We show that climate change will lead to the permanent loss of more than 50% of the beach area, increasing to more than 80% during stormy conditions.” The predictions are based on a worst-case climate change scenario, Continues on Page 4
My precious! British couple offer reward for engagement ring stolen from car in Ibiza ahead of romantic proposal A YOUNG man’s dreams of getting down on one knee to the love of his life were dashed when a thief stole the engagement ring just an hour before his planned romantic proposal. Laith Amini, 34, had gone to great lengths to prepare for the moment he would ask for his girlfriend’s hand in marriage while they were on holiday with friends on Ibiza. He had consulted with his girlfriend’s family and designed a ring using antique diamonds from a family heirloom w h i c h he hid a m o n g luggage in the car until he was ready to pop the
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question on January 4. But unfortunately, his romantic plans were scuppered when he and girlfriend Anita Kaushik, 29, returned to their rental car to discover it had been broken in and their belongings stolen. “I had planned to get down on one knee and pop the question at Ibiza Stonehenge and then take her to a nearby restaurant where a group of our friends were waiting,” Amini told the Olive Press.
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“I had carried around the ring in its box in my pocket all week but was constantly on edge that Anita would find it, so instead I hid it in a bag in the car and was going to retrieve it when I saw the car had been broken into.” Kaushik found out about the proposal plan when she was told what had been stolen. “It was heartbreaking having her
find out that way, and spending the night in the police station rather than celebrating our engagement. I had to tell her that the ring had incorporated diamonds from earrings belonging to her late grandmother. “The good news is that I still popped the question and we See page 16 are engaged, a €20 ring did the trick, but I would love to replace it with the one I had planned and designed for
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months,” admitted Amini. The couple, from Clapham in London, have made an appeal for the return of the unique piece of jewelry and are offering a €1,000 reward for its return with ‘no questions asked’. If you have information about the ring get in touch with newsdesk@theolivepress.es or direct with the couple on 0044 7738264095 or email laithamini1@gmail.com