A HILARIOUS rare book filled with old London slang has gone up for auction – but can you guess what some of the words mean?

The Times reports the dictionary contains around 4,000 entries and was compiled to help visitors avoid being targeted by London’s criminal “canting crew” - a catch-all phrase for vagrants, thieves, ...

Keith Austin explores sights close to the Olympic stadium in London's rejuvenated East End. Perhaps more than any other part of London, the East End has long had its own identity and character. This ...

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 ...