Venezuela's election authority formally proclaims Nicolas Maduro as the winner of Sunday's closely-fought presidential vote.

An unannounced inspection of a South Yorkshire prison leads to "serious concerns" over its handling of sex offenders.

Organisers of the London Marathon are carrying out a review of security with police following the Boston explosions.

Plans to overhaul England's primary maths teaching would introduce "too much too soon" and could leave many pupils "by the wayside", a charity says.

A benefits cap will "encourage people into work", says the government, as it is introduced in four London boroughs ahead of a wider rollout.

Asian markets decline in early trading after two explosions at the Boston Marathon in the US killed three people and injured dozens more.

Building firms which set up a "systematic blacklist" of workers do not appear to be taking full responsibility for their actions, according to MPs.

The body of former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher is to be moved to a chapel in the Palace of Westminster, ahead of her funeral on Wednesday.