Pandemic drags FirstGroup to a loss in H1
FirstGroup slumped to a pre-tax loss in the first half of 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing travel reductions took their toll.
FirstGroup slumped to a pre-tax loss in the first half of 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing travel reductions took their toll.
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