British accents can vary hugely — and face positive or negative stereotypes. Listen to these five British accents and see if ...

Research led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, raises serious concerns about ...

Sociolinguists say accent bias is prevalent in the UK and affects how people are perceived by classmates, colleagues and ...

The study, published in Frontiers in Communication, suggested that despite progress in equality and diversity - including ...

Speaking in a scouse accent means you are more likely to be deemed a criminal, according to a new study identifying which ...

Men with regional accents from Liverpool and Bradford are more likely to be perceived as criminals, according to new research ...

The woman married a British man and they’re currently raising their children in Yorkshire, but despite no language barrier ...

Study finds that those who speak with received pronunciation are least likely to be perceived as criminal, unlike Scousers ...

The findings, published in Frontiers in Communication, suggest that despite progress in equality and diversity in some parts of British life, including 'working-class' and regional accents ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have revealed accents that sound 'guiltier' than others. The research, which was ...

Men with regional accents from Liverpool and Bradford are more likely to be perceived as criminals GETTY To gather their findings, researchers divided 180 people from across the UK into two survey ...