• Club also hit with nine-month academy transfer ban

• Investigation covered period between 2011 and 2018

Chelsea have been fined £10.75m by the Premier League and given a one-window transfer ban, suspended for two years, over historical breaches of regulations under the ownership of Roman Abramovich.

“The Premier League has concluded two separate disciplinary processes involving Chelsea Football Club, following the club voluntarily self-reporting potential historical breaches of rules,” the league said.

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• Club also hit with nine-month academy transfer ban

• Investigation covered period between 2011 and 2018

Chelsea have been fined £10.75m by the Premier League and given a one-window transfer ban, suspended for two years, over historical breaches of regulations under the ownership of Roman Abramovich.

“The Premier League has concluded two separate disciplinary processes involving Chelsea Football Club, following the club voluntarily self-reporting potential historical breaches of rules,” the league said.

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• Club also hit with nine-month academy transfer ban

• Investigation covered period between 2011 and 2018

Chelsea have been fined £10.75m by the Premier League and given a one-window transfer ban, suspended for two years, over historical breaches of regulations under the ownership of Roman Abramovich.

“The Premier League has concluded two separate disciplinary processes involving Chelsea Football Club, following the club voluntarily self-reporting potential historical breaches of rules,” the league said.

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What are the symptoms of the infection? Can it be prevented? And what is being done to manage the situation?

A sixth-form pupil and a university student have died in Kent and 11 other people are believed to be seriously ill in hospital after an outbreak of a rare form of invasive meningitis . We take a look at the disease, and how the situation is being managed.

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What are the symptoms of the infection? Can it be prevented? And what is being done to manage the situation?

A sixth-form pupil and a university student have died in Kent and 11 other people are believed to be seriously ill in hospital after an outbreak of a rare form of invasive meningitis . We take a look at the disease, and how the situation is being managed.

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What are the symptoms of the infection? Can it be prevented? And what is being done to manage the situation?

A sixth-form pupil and a university student have died in Kent and 11 other people are believed to be seriously ill in hospital after an outbreak of a rare form of invasive meningitis . We take a look at the disease, and how the situation is being managed.

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Mark Sowerby battles bad feelings by tackling brutal channel crossings – the Oceans Seven – around the world

The title of this invigorating documentary about open-water swimming seems at first to be a wry note-to-self regarding something competitors essentially have no control over: the possibility of becoming shark food. But, as practised by Australian waterman Mark Sowerby, it turns out to a surprisingly deep and empowering maxim about choosing to accept apprehensions and fears, and not being picked off by one’s inner vulnerabilities.

Sowerby is that oft-spotted species: the investment banker seeking redemption. Adrift among the 1%, he pivots to long-distance swimming and makes a traumatic crossing of the English Channel in 2015. Then his company becomes chum for short-sellers. His self-esteem in tatters, depression swallows him up. Realising he can process the trauma with intensive pool time, Sowerby decides that completing the other six stages of the “Oceans Seven” – a set of brutal channel crossings around the globe – is the tonic he needs.

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Mark Sowerby battles bad feelings by tackling brutal channel crossings – the Oceans Seven – around the world

The title of this invigorating documentary about open-water swimming seems at first to be a wry note-to-self regarding something competitors essentially have no control over: the possibility of becoming shark food. But, as practised by Australian waterman Mark Sowerby, it turns out to a surprisingly deep and empowering maxim about choosing to accept apprehensions and fears, and not being picked off by one’s inner vulnerabilities.

Sowerby is that oft-spotted species: the investment banker seeking redemption. Adrift among the 1%, he pivots to long-distance swimming and makes a traumatic crossing of the English Channel in 2015. Then his company becomes chum for short-sellers. His self-esteem in tatters, depression swallows him up. Realising he can process the trauma with intensive pool time, Sowerby decides that completing the other six stages of the “Oceans Seven” – a set of brutal channel crossings around the globe – is the tonic he needs.

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Mark Sowerby battles bad feelings by tackling brutal channel crossings – the Oceans Seven – around the world

The title of this invigorating documentary about open-water swimming seems at first to be a wry note-to-self regarding something competitors essentially have no control over: the possibility of becoming shark food. But, as practised by Australian waterman Mark Sowerby, it turns out to a surprisingly deep and empowering maxim about choosing to accept apprehensions and fears, and not being picked off by one’s inner vulnerabilities.

Sowerby is that oft-spotted species: the investment banker seeking redemption. Adrift among the 1%, he pivots to long-distance swimming and makes a traumatic crossing of the English Channel in 2015. Then his company becomes chum for short-sellers. His self-esteem in tatters, depression swallows him up. Realising he can process the trauma with intensive pool time, Sowerby decides that completing the other six stages of the “Oceans Seven” – a set of brutal channel crossings around the globe – is the tonic he needs.

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