The first witness in the John Edwards trial ended nearly a week of testimony by breaking down on the stand and by telling the court today that the last time he spoke to Edwards he feared he was going to be shot. Andrew Young has spent nearly four contentious days on the stand detailing how he helped Edwards hide his mistress Rielle Hunter in 2007 and 2008 while Edwards pursued the Democratic presidential nomination.

Duncan Bartlett reports on Sir Howard Stringer's legacy at Sony, as he steps down as head of the Japanese corporation.

Sir Bruce Forsyth is one of Britain's best loved entertainers and shows no sign of slowing down despite a staggering 70 years in the spotlight.

Sony announces that chief executive Sir Howard Stringer is to step down on 1 April, to be replaced by vice president Kazuo Hirai.