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 ...

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, ...

“Star Wars has always had its home in the UK,” a Disney representative announced before a London screening of Solo: A Star Wars Story, the latest film in the franchise. But as the movie wore on, I ...