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Find out what London travel disruption is expected in August 2023, from Aslef's overtime ban to Bakerloo Line and London Overground closures

Firstly, a belated follow-up featuring the cockney accent from an American reader who wanted to meet a real cockney when he was in London a few years ago. Aware of the traditional definition of a cockney being "someone born within the sound of Bow Bells", he made a special effort to visit St Mary-le-Bow church, the source of the bells.