Black Country accents are stereotyped as indicating "low intelligence", says Dr Esther Asprey, a lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton who focuses on West Midlands dialects. "Urban accents ...

A young man from Birmingham with cerebral palsy has been gifted a new West Midlands accent, ahead of his wedding. Jack Reeve, 22, has been using a communication device with a robotic voice for as ...

People with a "posh" English accent are seen as least likely to commit most crimes – while the reputation of our twang is on the up. A University of Cambridge study, in collaboration with Nottingham ...

Black Country accents are stereotyped as indicating "low intelligence", says Dr Esther Asprey, a lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton who focuses on West Midlands dialects. "Urban accents ...

People with a "posh" English accent are seen as least likely to commit most crimes – while the reputation of our twang is on the up. A University of Cambridge study, in collaboration with ...