Wetherspoon sinks to first loss in 36 years over Covid-19

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has sunk to a loss for the first time since 1984 (Henry Nicholls/PA)

British pub chain JD Wetherspoon has sunk to a loss of £105.4 million after sales took a £556 million hit from the Covid-19 crisis.

The company said it saw an increase in business in the weeks following the easing of lockdown but the new restrictions and 10pm curfew have seen this fall back.