Brummies have known the deal when it comes to accents for generations. Someone will rank all the accents in the British Isles and dead last will be ours - its standard stuff. Well, maybe feasting time ...

Being a Brummie is the in-thing now. With Cillian Murphy's accent being beamed across the globe, everyone's after a slice of that Brummie charm. But it's not as easy as you think - you've got to put ...

Explore the distinctive vocabulary that defines Birmingham and the West Midlands. Perfect for newcomers and locals alike.

An AI call handler could struggle with Birmingham accents, it's feared - Ingus Kruklitis/iStockphoto A police force trialling an AI-powered non-emergency call service fears the technology will not ...

Birmingham Council's new automated phone system reportedly struggles to understand a Brummie accent. Costing £11 million to implement, the system uses speech recognition technology. However, local ...

The classic words and phrases from Birmingham at risk of fading away as language evolves. Notable speakers of this accent include: Ozzy Osbourne, Allison Hammond, Jess Phillips Lenny Henry and Jack ...