Joseph O’Neill

A British rower who has hopes of becoming an Olympian has designed new gym equipment to support other athletes who may be prone to rib stress fractures.

In a landmark opportunity for pan-regional collaboration, on Wednesday (7 June) 450 leaders from across the worlds of business, academia, local and national politics will congregate in Birmingham for the first Midlands Economic Summit.

A fashion design undergraduate from Nottingham Trent University who has a chronic pain condition has created a clothing range to help people, like her, who have hidden disabilities.