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Shop owners in the U.K. are fighting to win government protection for pie and mash, a working-class meal with deep roots.
British musician Steve Harley, whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73.
LONDON (AP) — Steve Harley, a British musician whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73.
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LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker has joined campaigners calling for a cornerstone of Cockney cuisine, pie and mash, to be given protected status as a distinct traditional food. Conservative ...
Cockney’s descendants in Essex have kept the foundations the same, but they’ve knocked through some walls, built an extension and added a lick of paint. The Essex dialect is built on the ...
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). That’s just one of the wonderful ...
LONDON (AP) — Steve Harley, a British musician whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73.
Steve Harley, singer for the British glam rock act Cockney Rebel and their 1975 hit "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)," has died at the age of 73.
Steve Harley of the British glam band Cockney Rebel, who had a 1975 hit with 'Make Me Smile,' has died at 73. The song was later featured in commercials and on soundtracks, including "The Full Monty." ...