Sexy Maths: Get your teeth into this
While other kids dressed up as ghosts or zombies on Hallowe'en, I always chose to don false fangs and my grandfather's tails. Recently I discovered that my desire may have been an early sign of my obsession for all things mathematical, as vampires are said to suffer from a condition called arithmomania: a compulsive desire to count things.
Times Online, 29 October 2008

Supersonic car targets 1,000mph
The British team that claimed the land speed record in 1997, taking a car through the sound barrier for the first time, is planning to go even faster.
BBC News, 22 October 2008

Sexy Maths: Why the taxman has your number
As Moira Stewart keeps on reminding us from billboards and TV screens, the deadline for submitting your tax return by paper is looming large. But if you were thinking of cooking up some random expenses to include in your return then be warned that the Inland Revenue is armed with some clever mathematical facts to spot the people who are faking their figures
Times Online, 22 October 2008

Science subjects back on course (audio)
Professor David Eastwood talks about the significant increase in science students
BBC Today, 21 October 2008

Maths and science 'end decline'
A £350m "rescue plan" to stop a decline in degree subjects including maths and science is succeeding, says the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
BBC News, 21 October 2008

Sexy maths: a calculating approach to love
Mathematics can help you to maximise your chances of landing the best flat – or the best partner.
Times Online, 15 October 2008

Tests scrapped for 14-year-olds
National tests for 14-year-old school pupils in England are to be scrapped, following this summer's Sats marking "shambles".
BBC News, 14 October 2008

Test explores if robots can think
An experiment has been taking place in Berkshire to see if robots are capable of intelligent thought.
BBC News, 13 October 2008

Sexy maths: happy (birthday) coincidences
Out of the Premier League football fixtures that are played each week, how many matches do you think there are in which two people on the pitch have the same birthday?
Times Online, 8 October 2008

Lord Drayson takes science brief
The UK has a new science minister - the third in two years.
BBC News, 3 October 2008

Sexy maths: Primes of passion
Mathematics is the language of Nature. It helps us to predict climate change, chart the night sky and navigate the inner workings of the atom.
Times Online, 1 October 2008

Tories' apprentice to degree plan
The Conservatives are promising to create 1,200 university places for students to move from apprenticeships in to higher education.
BBC News, 29 September 2008

Huge new prime number discovered
Mathematicians in California could be in line for a $100,000 prize (£54,000) for finding a new prime number which has nearly 13 million digits.
BBC News, 28 September 2008

Computer game boosts maths scores 
A daily dose of computer games can boost maths attainment, according to a study carried out in Scottish schools.
BBC News, 25 September 2008

Maths lessons 'not good enough' (video)
Almost half of maths teaching in England's schools is inadequate, according to inspectors.
BBC News, 19 September 2008

Maths teachers 'under pressure' (audio)
An increase in maths national test results "are generally not being matched by identifiable improvements in pupil's understanding of mathematics", an Ofsted report says. Kate Bellingham, former presenter of Tomorrow's World and maths teacher, discusses whether maths is taught just to pass tests.
BBC Today, 19 September 2008

Pupils 'do not understand' maths (audio)
Almost half of England's schools are not teaching maths well enough, and they are putting too much emphasis on passing tests, a report by Ofsted inspectors says. Miriam Rosen, director of education at Ofsted, discusses whether the criticism is justified.
BBC Today, 19 September 2008

Too much maths 'taught to test'
Almost half of England's schools are not teaching mathematics well enough, putting too much emphasis on "teaching to the test", inspectors have said.
BBC News, 19 September 2008

Home Office apologises after Minister accused of hijacking 'spin-free' immigration briefing
The Home Office apologised last night after one of its press officers hijacked the release of immigration statistics that were meant to be politically neutral.
Mail Online, 18 September 2008

Audio slideshow: The art of mathematics (video)
Some of the images - created by mathematicians from across the world - have gone on display at the University of Liverpool.
BBC News, September 2008

White students 'avoid maths and science'
Thousands of high-flying white youngsters are giving up maths and science at 16 because they think they are not clever enough to succeed at A-Level, according to a report published today.
The Independent, 5 September 2008