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Premier League clubs suffer losses of nearly £1bn during pandemic Issued on: 15/06/2021 - 02:14 Net loss: Premier League clubs suffered a drop in revenue in the first pandemic-hit season Catherine Ivill POOL/AFP/File 2 min London (AFP) Premier League clubs reported a cumulative pre-tax loss of almost £1 billion ($1.4 billion) for the coronavirus-hit 2019-20 season, according to figures from finance company Deloitte. Fans were locked out of English top-flight stadiums in the latter stages of the 2019-20 campaign because of the pandemic and only r...

Share Dan Jones of Deloitte's sports business group said: 'The decrease in revenue in the 2019-20 season is, unsurprisingly, down to the global economic and social disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and will continue to have a heavy impact on the 2020-21 season's financial results when available. 'The absence of fans, postponement of matches and rebates to broadcasters had a significant impact on the revenue clubs have been able to generate. 'The full financial impact of the pandemic on the Premier League will depend on the timing of the return of fans to stadia in significant numbers...

‘Electric sky jeep’ from Old Buckenham company 11th May 2021 10:33 Europe/London An ‘electric sky jeep’ which aims to revolutionise life in remote communities around the world is being developed by a company called Nuncats based at Old Buckenham Airfield. The electric sky jeep is based on a Zenith CH750 kitplane fitted with  electric propulsion and lithium-ion batteres which replace the standard 100hp O-200 engine. Nuncats was founded by Tim Bridge, who said, ““Globally, more than two billion people living in rural communities don’t access basic healthcare. “Opportunities for...

Julia DiFerdinando Which do you prefer: "panniversary" or "pandemiversary"? I think panniversary rolls off the tongue better, but the meaning of pandemiversary is a bit clearer. Whatever you want to call it, it's been a year since the pandemic shat all over everything relating to music, nightlife and live entertainment. Also, practically every aspect of day-to-day life. Nearly all of Vermont's music venues and performing arts hubs shut down a year ago this week. Let Friday, March 13, 2020, forever be known as Dark Friday — that is, the day when a...

Premier League spending slumps in January transfer window as virus bites Issued on: 4 min London (AFP) Premier League spending slumped by more than two-thirds to a nine-year low of just £70 million ($96 million) in the January transfer window as the coronavirus crisis hit budgets. The outlay was dramatically down on last year's £230 million expenditure, which came just weeks before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down football across Europe. And it is in sharp contrast to a bumper summer transfer window, when English top-flight clubs spent freely despite the lingering uncertainties to ensure t...