Protesters have blocked a large UK coal mine owned by a global heating denialist.

With the high rents in London, people can't even afford private beds.

The US says that Russian submarines are patrolling intensely around undersea communication cables.

This may be true, but I doubt that Russia is interested in cutting these cables. What would be the point of doing so? That would alienate the whole world, not just the US.

Standard intelligence strategy is, "Don't block the enemy's communication, listen to them." We already know that the NSA taps cables; I suppose Russia is looking for ways to do likewise.

The World Health Organization warns that bacon, sausages and ham are carcinogenic.

Although there is strong evidence that they sometimes cause cancer, the magnitude of the risk is much less than the danger of smoking.

Higher Education [in the US]: Capitalism At Its Most Despicable.