The East End’s Eliza Doolittles have long since moved away–not to rural Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, mind you, but to suburban Essex and Kent, where their cockney rhyming slang is … ...

LONDON — The East End’s Eliza Doolittles have long since moved away--not to rural Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, mind you, but to suburban Essex and Kent, where their cockney rhyming slang ...

Generation Z are killing off Great British Manners by refusing to use polite English - making them end up sounding like Guy ...

Don’t mock me because I’m cockney – we can ‘sound posh’ too. I was born within the sound of Bow bells (but you’d think I was related to the Queen).

Two modern-day Pearly Queens who continue the Cockney tradition of leading fundraising activities across London An academic report has suggested the idea of "Cockney culture" could be used as a ...

Andy Green is leading the charge to preserve the history of Cockney culture and language The story of pie and mash begins in the mid-19th century, when shipping docks opened in East London and the ...

John Harris's family has buried Cockney East Enders in style for generations. But London has changed, so the funeral home now has washrooms for Hindus and will soon make room for Muslim rites as well.

Sometimes you need to find a “spot” of fun in the middle of an unfortunate situation. “It has been said that rhyming Cockney slang was originally invented to outwit authority and ...

Sociolinguist Dr Chris Strelluf from the University of Warwick said people who speak non-standard English were subject to unjust stereotypes. He said: "Evaluating a language as good or bad ...

Celebrating Cockney culture could 'help fight prejudice' Image source, Cockney Cultures Image caption, Two modern-day Pearly Queens who continue the Cockney tradition of leading fundraising ...