Cockney and received pronunciation (Queen's English) were once spoken by people of all ages, but they are no longer commonly spoken among young people in the south-east of England. In new research, ...

Well have a butcher’s at that, it seems people aren’t minding their Ps and Qs anymore. Researchers at the University of Essex have found that two of the most famous accents in the south of England ...

Britons depart from overtly class-based post-war speech epitomised by either clipped vowels or working-class dialects Charles Hymas is the Home Affairs Editor at The Telegraph. He covers crime, ...

THE late Queen sounded increasingly Cockney through her 70-year reign, according to research. Experts say certain words evolved more of an East End twang than her traditional “received pronunciation”.

Brits in the southeast of England are increasingly speaking without the King's English and Cockney accents, a new study has revealed. Researchers at the University of Essex, led by Dr Amanda Cole, ...