Jan Leeming has suggested that she no longer gets work because of her “RP” accent. The former BBC newsreader joked that she doesn’t “tick” modern boxes because she speaks in received pronunciation (RP ...

It has long been said that having a posh accent can help you get ahead in life and boost your career prospects. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge have bolstered that theory and found that ...

Speaking in a scouse accent means you are more likely to be deemed a criminal, according to a new study identifying which harmful stereotypes about certain regional accents continue. Whereas people ...

Why do many actors find that some accents come naturally, others don't? For example I've always found a southern Irish brogue easy, an upper-class British twit ("received pronunciation" or RP) hard, ...

People who speak with accents perceived as ‘working-class’ including those from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime, and becoming ...

Americans hold on to a lot of stereotypes about British people. Not all British people sound like the Queen when they talk. People who live in Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester are generally ...