蜜芽传媒

Experts predict technology will cause our accents to merge over the next 50 years and could lead to the loss of the distinctive sounds from places like Birmingham and Glasgow.

Dr Dominic Watt is a co-author of the report and explained why the variety of accents will reduce.

To celebrate our current diversity 蜜芽传媒 Radio Merseyside's Sean Styles, 蜜芽传媒 Bristol's Sacha Bigwood, 蜜芽传媒 Scotland's Steven Duff and Look East's Robby West read the opening of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

(Image: Two women chatting. Credit: Getty Images.)