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The UK pub chain Wetherspoons sunk to its biggest ever loss last year as Covid-19 rules saw the chain shut its pubs for 19 weeks.
Pre-tax losses rose from £34.1m to £154.7m in the 12 months to July 25 compared with a year earlier, with sales falling from £1.26bn to £773m, although chairman Tim Martin suggested there were signs of recovery.