A place where everyone is looking ahead eagerly, we must presume - to the opening of the Olympics this summer. NPR's London-based correspondent, Philip Reeves, sends us an occasional letter about the ...

"Being a Cockney means having a strong community spirit, looking after family and friends and helping others," she said.

I’ll start with a confession: I didn’t really understand the logic behind cockney rhyming slang until about three years ago. Yes, it took me 27 years to twig that the slang words were designed to ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Would you Adam and Eve it? Cockney rhyming slang is brown bread. According to a survey, the famous lingo which developed in the working class east end of London in the 19th century ...

A cash machine in East London has begun offering customers the chance to have instructions presented in cockney rhyming slang. Users in Leytonstone who pick the service are given options to withdraw ...

You'd better get ready to use your loaf if you want to get your hands on some bread in London. Over the next three months, a cluster of East London ATMs will be offering customers the chance to ...