MiscellaneousfromMail Online3 months agoStudy reveals why Barrow and Lancaster accents are so dissimilarAccent rhoticity differs sharply between nearby Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster due to intense late-19th-century industrial population mixing.
UK politicsfromwww.theguardian.com4 months agoStarmer could face rebellion by north-west Labour MPs over local fundingLabour MPs from north-west towns demand increased three-year council funding, warning they will rebel and vote against a settlement they say penalises deprived northern towns.