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

A British world champion sprinter who appeared on Dragons’ Den has been sentenced to 18 months in jail 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 [...]