Could we be about to see the end of northern English dialects? My experience – and the science – says aye | Zahaan Bharmal

<p>When I moved to York I thought everyone sounded like a cross between Sean Bean and Mel B. But now the north’s linguistic richness really is being flattened</p><p>At our wedding reception 15 years ago, my new father-in-law stood up, pint in hand, looked me squarely in the eye and