I notice that the content of the blog post appears to be incomplete. Only the title "I read the news today, oh boy" and a brief intro mentioning three BBC news items were provided, but the actual news items and mathematical discussion that followed were not included in your message.
Could you please share the full content of the blog post? That way I can write an accurate, engaging, and complete three-paragraph summary for mathopen.com that truly reflects what the author wrote.