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Dick Van Dyke turns 100 – and says he wants to live much longer

The Mary Poppins star turned 100 on December 13

The Independent UK

Dick Van Dyke turns 100: ‘It’s not enough, you want to live more’

The veteran actor, known for his appearances in Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, was born on December 13 1925.

Evening Standard

Jah Wobble: 'The cockney is dead and the East End is full of hipsters now'

The punk survivor doesn’t hold back on gentrification, the Sex Pistols and doing the 12 steps while working as a tube driver

Evening Standard

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How to watch The Artful Dodger online: stream episodes online, release date, cast

Consider yourself up to speed on what the crafty Cockney did next – read this guide to discover how to watch The Artful Dodger online around the world and potentially for free.

TechRadar

OPINION - Characterful British accents are dying out — what a tragedy

George Bernard Shaw famously observed that “it is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman despise him.” That was in the preface to Pygmalion, whose hero, Professor Higgins, was a phoneticist who could identify which bit of London any individual Cockney came from —…

Evening Standard

East Londoners want Cockney recognised as official language

A group of east Londoners have called for Cockney to be recognised as an official language.

Evening Standard

A Town Called Malice on Sky Max review: a blast of Eighties-flavoured fun

This family-focused crime caper moves the action from London to the Costa del Crime

Evening Standard

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The cockney dialect is not dead – it’s just called 'Essex' now

As English dialects go, cockney is one of the most influential. Long considered the preserve of working-class communities in east London, it has shaped the way people speak across the country, from Reading, Milton Keynes and even Hull all the way to Glasgow.

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