The UK's "friendliest" and "most relaxing" accents have been revealed, and the so-called "Northern Irish" accent is right at the top. A study involving over 1,500 people assessed various UK ...

People with ‘non-English accents’ from Belfast and Glasgow are significantly less likely to behave in criminal ways, a study ...

There’s no point pretending Belfast locals will be winning awards for the sexiest or easiest to understand accents any time soon but it’s not all bad news for NI accent lovers.

People with a “posh” English accent are seen as least likely to commit most crimes, with the exception of sex offences, new research has suggested. A University of Cambridge study, in collaboration ...

The study, published in Frontiers in Communication, suggested that despite progress in equality and diversity - including "working-class" and regional accents becoming more prominent on television and ...

his fascination with accents, especially the Northern Irish twang, and explains why becoming a father at 60 is the best thing ever to happen to him.

Many aspects of this character come very easily. The difficult one, of course, is the Northern Irish accent which many actors will tell you is one of the most difficult in the world. So I was ...