In October The World in 2012 put three questions on the year ahead to five London dustmen (our careful sample took in Mile End, Chelsea and Earl's Court).

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The rights and wrongs of Suarez's punishment and of the Terry case -- should the FA, for example, have charged the Chelsea captain after he had been cleared in a court of law -- have been played out endlessly in the media and across social-networking websites like Twitter.

CNN: Crime and punishment in sport: Laying down the law?

Well Chris A'Court is back with some news about the Chelsea Building Society Chris?

BBC: Money Box - Saturday 30 December 2000

But Chelsea could get a reprieve if they delay lodging any appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).

BBC: Transfer embargo hope for Chelsea

Long before becoming household names themselves, she and Mapplethorpe held court with the likes of Harry Smith and Bobby Neuwirth at the Chelsea Hotel.

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Mr Abramovich was not in court for the ruling and is thought to be in Monte Carlo for Chelsea's Super Cup Final on Friday night.

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