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The Queen of the East End turns from saga fiction to memoir, transporting readers to the gritty reality of Cockney

Cockney roots: remembering Stan Jones and his collection of royal memorabilia

Six months after his passing, Stan Jones’ family and friends remember him by decorating his East End home on Lichfield

With similarities between the Cockney dialect and Essex accent, we set out to uncover, is Essex really Cockney? London’s famous

We put it to the people of East London to find out whether Cockney rhyming slang for money can survive

Big hair, strong brows, deep tans, long talons; more is more when it comes to beauty on Roman Road. Less

Putting it to the residents once and for all: how do the people of Bow define themselves? Everyone knows that

In her new book, Vicious, Elegant Bastards, Hyams delves into the murky world of the notorious Kray twins and the

Think Cockney rhyming slang was the only covert language of the Victorian-era East End? Introducing back slang, rhyming slang’s lesser-known,

We talk to Chris Ross, the Cockney poet taking social media by storm with his poems about everyday life in

With foreign travel likely off the cards this year, we rediscover the seaside holiday destinations that East Enders have long

Ever fallen down the ‘apples and pears’? Have you had your ‘barnet’ chopped recently? Called a mate on the old

The exact origin of ‘Knees up Mother Brown’ is unknown, but by the 1800s it had become a popular song in East End pubs and bars.