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 ...

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 ...

Linguist Valerie Fridland debunks perceptions around accents that still shape what counts as “proper” speech and what ...

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 ...

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 ...

A discussion of the King's RP accent and how this upper class British accent differs from modern SSB (Standard Southern British). People in Denmark 'stunned' by Trump's Greenland comments, former ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amol Rajan, who has recently stepped down as a presenter on the Today programme, spoke with a strong South London accent - ...