Growth and innovation within the manufacturing sector and support to businesses will be boosted in the city of Liverpool and throughout the region due to an initiative between Liverpool John Moores University and a technology centre which was officially launched yesterday.

The findings of a new report have shown the use of health and fitness apps in the UK has grown by 62%, in comparison to a 33% growth in general apps. The study commissioned by sports coach UK also shows that more than one in ten UK adults now own a wearable device, up from six percent in 2014 to 13% in 2015.