The pearly king of Woolwich and his mouse turned heads at the Modern Cockney Festival The Modern Cockney Festival concluded recently with the dialect being officially recognised as a community ...

"One and one, please, love," a regular said, leaning on the counter at a pie and mash shop in London's East End. In seconds, one piping-hot beef pie appeared with a single scoop of mashed potatoes at ...

The Pearly Kings and Queens, known for their button-festooned costumes, preserve a charitable tradition that began in the Victorian era and became a symbol of the city’s working-class culture. By ...

An exhibition tracing Cockney English from before the time of Charles Dickens through to the music of Blur and N-Dubz opens tomorrow. Lyrics from songs written in recent years show how "ain't" is ...

Paul Martin was born in Alsace-Lorraine, but his family fled to England when he was a child, in the wake of the Franco-Prussian war and the Paris Commune. Credit: PAUL MARTIN/GETTY His began ...

“One and one please love,” a regular said, leaning on the counter at a pie and mash shop in London’s East End. In seconds, one piping-hot beef pie appeared with a single scoop of mashed potatoes at G ...

Paul Martin was born in Alsace-Lorraine, but his family fled to England when he was a child, in the wake of the Franco-Prussian war and the Paris Commune. Credit: PAUL MARTIN/GETTY His began ...

London's G Kelly eatery has been serving traditional pie and mash since 1939 - Copyright AFP Ben STANSALL London's G Kelly eatery has been serving traditional pie and ...