Brady to have surgery for aneurysm

Birmingham managing director Karren Brady is to undergo surgery for an aneurysm in the brain.

The Barclays Premiership club today revealed the condition, which was diagnosed yesterday, has been caught early – and Brady is expected to have an operation early next week.

She told her club’s official website, www.bcfc.co.uk: “Obviously this has come as a big shock to me and my family. But I am in very capable hands, and diagnosing the condition this early is very encouraging.

“I would like to thank everybody for their messages of support and I plan to be back at work as soon as I possibly can.”

Birmingham’s commercial director Perry Deakin and financial director Roger Bannister will jointly assume Brady’s responsibilities in her absence. She is expected to return to work in a month’s time.