Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The inch, based on the length of a thumb, and the foot based on, well, the length of a foot, are inherently associated with human ...

The time has finally come for the metric system’s long-scheduled upgrade. Next week, the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) will meet for the 26th time. When it does, it will revamp the ...

When people were told they would have to use metric measurements in the early 1970s it sparked a massive outcry. Following the UK entering the European Economic Community the country confirmed it ...

Now that the United Kingdom is outside the European Union, it’s reviewing thousands of EU rules and regulations to see which it should jettison. Among them is the compulsory use of the metric system ...

Brexit minister Lord Frost announced on Thursday that the ban on making imperial measurements in shops “stand out more” than metric units could soon be lifted, as the government is looking to unpick ...

If you know your U.S. history, there have been several attempts to adopt the metric system, all to no avail. It's the universal standard for most of the world and way more intuitive, yet the chances ...

Opinion divided among shoppers and traders in Shrewsbury at prospect of moving away from metric system Matt Tandy is feeling the pressure. He may be the manager of a fabric and craft shop, but he’s ...

Road signs showing height and width limits are to carry metric as well as imperial measurements under Government plans. Feet and inches will only be allowed on bridges, tunnels and narrow roads if ...

The metric system is used to measure the length, mass or capacity of an object. Length is measured in millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm), metres (m) or kilometres (km). Mass or weight is measured in ...

New road signs using both imperial and metric measurements are to be introduced under Government plans. In a move which will anger traditionalists, signs showing height and width restrictions will ...