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South East Water boss in line for £400,000 bonus despite outages

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 15 January 2026

Exclusive: David Hinton, who faces calls to resign, will receive payout regardless of performance if he stays until July 2030

• South East Water could lose operating licence after outages
• Business live – latest updates

The boss of the company that has left thousands of households in south-east England without water for days is in line for a £400,000 long-term bonus regardless of his performance, if he resists calls for him to resign over the outages.

David Hinton, the chief executive of South East Water, is to receive the payout if he stays on until July 2030.

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South East Water boss in line for £400,000 bonus despite outages

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 15 January 2026

Exclusive: David Hinton, who faces calls to resign, will receive payout regardless of performance if he stays until July 2030

• South East Water could lose operating licence after outages
• Business live – latest updates

The boss of the company that has left thousands of households in south-east England without water for days is in line for a £400,000 long-term bonus regardless of his performance, if he resists calls for him to resign over the outages.

David Hinton, the chief executive of South East Water, is to receive the payout if he stays on until July 2030.

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South East Water boss in line for £400,000 bonus despite outages

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 15 January 2026

Exclusive: David Hinton, who faces calls to resign, will receive payout regardless of performance if he stays until July 2030

• South East Water could lose operating licence after outages
• Business live – latest updates

The boss of the company that has left thousands of households in south-east England without water for days is in line for a £400,000 long-term bonus regardless of his performance, if he resists calls for him to resign over the outages.

David Hinton, the chief executive of South East Water, is to receive the payout if he stays on until July 2030.

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Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia?

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 15 January 2026

Key maps show the growing strategic importance of Greenland as Arctic ice melts under global heating

Lying between the US and Russia, Greenland has become a critical frontline as the Arctic opens up because of global heating.

Its importance has been underscored by Donald Trump openly considering the US taking the island from its Nato partner Denmark, either by buying it, or by force.

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Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia?

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 15 January 2026

Key maps show the growing strategic importance of Greenland as Arctic ice melts under global heating

Lying between the US and Russia, Greenland has become a critical frontline as the Arctic opens up because of global heating.

Its importance has been underscored by Donald Trump openly considering the US taking the island from its Nato partner Denmark, either by buying it, or by force.

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Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia?

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 15 January 2026

Key maps show the growing strategic importance of Greenland as Arctic ice melts under global heating

Lying between the US and Russia, Greenland has become a critical frontline as the Arctic opens up because of global heating.

Its importance has been underscored by Donald Trump openly considering the US taking the island from its Nato partner Denmark, either by buying it, or by force.

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Spanish author lambasts linguistic academy over social media influence

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 January 2026

Arturo Pérez-Reverte says ‘an illiterate pundit, YouTuber or influencer’ has more impact than a literary prize winner

One of Spain’s best-known novelists has launched a withering attack on the country’s leading linguistic authority, saying it ignores the opinions of writers when it comes to changes in language, and that its “anything goes Taliban” yields instead to social media, commentators, influencers.

Arturo Pérez-Reverte used a column in Monday’s El Mundo to accuse the Spanish Royal Academy (RAE) – of which he is a member – of failing to live up to the mission laid out its celebrated motto of “cleaning, fixing and giving shine” to the Spanish language.

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Spanish author lambasts linguistic academy over social media influence

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 January 2026

Arturo Pérez-Reverte says ‘an illiterate pundit, YouTuber or influencer’ has more impact than a literary prize winner

One of Spain’s best-known novelists has launched a withering attack on the country’s leading linguistic authority, saying it ignores the opinions of writers when it comes to changes in language, and that its “anything goes Taliban” yields instead to social media, commentators, influencers.

Arturo Pérez-Reverte used a column in Monday’s El Mundo to accuse the Spanish Royal Academy (RAE) – of which he is a member – of failing to live up to the mission laid out its celebrated motto of “cleaning, fixing and giving shine” to the Spanish language.

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Spanish author lambasts linguistic academy over social media influence

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 January 2026

Arturo Pérez-Reverte says ‘an illiterate pundit, YouTuber or influencer’ has more impact than a literary prize winner

One of Spain’s best-known novelists has launched a withering attack on the country’s leading linguistic authority, saying it ignores the opinions of writers when it comes to changes in language, and that its “anything goes Taliban” yields instead to social media, commentators, influencers.

Arturo Pérez-Reverte used a column in Monday’s El Mundo to accuse the Spanish Royal Academy (RAE) – of which he is a member – of failing to live up to the mission laid out its celebrated motto of “cleaning, fixing and giving shine” to the Spanish language.