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  • Dragons’ Den athlete sentenced for using Covid loans to buy £1m house

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    A British world champion sprinter who appeared on Dragons’ Den has been given a suspended prison sentenced after using Covid loans to help fund a £1.3m house purchase. Rick Beardsell, who competed on the senior Masters circuit, obtained two maximum-value £50,000 Bounce Back Loans for his sportswear manufacturing business Sports Creative Limited in 2020 and [...]

    Rick Beardsell used Covid loans totalling £100,000 to buy a house
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    Britain’s most successful modern-day golfer Sir Nick Faldo on hosting the British Masters this week, the race for Ryder Cup places and his long-standing friendship with former US president Donald Trump. Sir Nick Faldo may be closer than most to the Oval Office but is looking forward to Europe beginning their Ryder Cup quest to [...]

    This week's British Masters is being hosted by Sir Nick Faldo, who regularly talks golf with Donald Trump

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