From the approachable Northern English accent often associated with openness, to the Glaswegian accent which can be ...

Speakers of some accents risk being stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime, new research suggests.

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

The study indicated that the Liverpool and Bradford accents were perceived as most likely to behave in criminal ways.

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

New research has revealed that some accents sound ‘guiltier’ than others – and stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime. Researchers asked 180 participants to listen to recordings of 10 ...

People with a “posh” English accent are seen as least likely to commit most crimes, with the exception of sex offences, new ...