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My name is Kay and I'm a wine snob.

It's official, after a wine tasting trip to Lake Garda in Italy, my new-found knowledge and being spoilt with fine wines has turned me into a cork dork, grape geek, fully fledged wine snob.

And I hate wine snobs. Those pretentious know-it-alls who use elaborate terminology at dinner parties.

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Any Problems? Getting off the Wharf should be relatively easy this evening, however there are minor delays on the Piccadilly line and the Circle and Hammersmith and City lines are partly closed.

River services are running smoothly and there are no reported problems on the roads or the DLR. Keep checking he right sidebar for updates.

Review: Athlete

By Rob Virtue on July 30, 2010 2:45 PM |

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GIG
Athlete
Old Royal Naval College
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Deptford's finest return to south-east London to show they've got more than just Wires, writes Allan Ledward.

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Speaking at Tuesday's celebrations marking two years to go until the Games begin Locog chairman Lord Coe was positive about the progress made so far.

What We're Listening To

By Louisa Emery on July 29, 2010 11:26 AM |

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CD
Planet Jedward, Jedward
Absolute, £8.95
2/5

IN A NUTSHELL
You voted in haste, now repent at leisure. Unless you think a holiday camp karaoke covers of Teenage Kicks is a good thing.

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STAGE
The Habit Of Art
Lyttelton Theatre, National
5/5

IN A NUTSHELL
A new cast but no dimming of the brilliance of Alan Bennett's new play of ideas that dissects the prosaic mechanics of creativity.

00jul24boris4.jpg Getting the proposed cable car link between The O2 and Excel built in time for the 2012 Olympics is hanging in the balance.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced the project last month, but financing it is proving tricky. In an exclusive interview with The Wharf Mr Johnson admitted it will be touch-and-go if the cable car will open by July 2012.

The Wharf's 4.30 travel update

By Simon Hayes on July 28, 2010 4:40 PM

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On the roads the traffic in the area seems to be flowly smoothly.

By John Biggs

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The East End, and particularly the Isle of Dogs, has seen a massive housing boom in the last 20 years.

While the recent downturn in construction has had an adverse impact, one of its benefits is the opportunity to take stock and see whether we are building the right sorts of homes, in the right numbers.

Blonde's Eye View: Back to work

By Rob Virtue on July 28, 2010 1:36 PM

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For Angela Clarke coming home is not the best thing about going away

Two days before I return from any holiday I start to worry about going back to work.

I only have two days left. My sunlounger is practically my desk. It's a stupid fear - each
Friday I'm delighted to have only two days off. Two days is plenty of time to still get drunk, lie in, enjoy the beach. But I can't help myself.

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