On Saturday last week, Boris Johnson announced a review of the use of imperial measurements in the UK. Widely regarded as a dead cat strategy, designed to divert attention from trouble in other areas, ...

Last year, the return of blue passports was touted as a symbol of Britain taking back control following Brexit. Some in government would now like to see Britain’s imperial measurements make a comeback ...

The UK government has released a 23-item list of things it will pursue now that it’s no longer part of the European Union. And one item in particular is raising quite a few eyebrows. Prime Minister ...

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 ...

Cheryl Devlin weighs produce at her market stall Devlin's Fruit and Veg on Portobello Road in London, Britain, May 30, 2022. Reuters / HENRY NICHOLLS Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to revive ...

Boris Johnson is expected to use the Queen's Jubilee as an opportunity to announce a return to imperial measurements, rolling back a long trend towards the metric system. UK newspapers carried news of ...

The U.K. is in a leadership crisis, but as politicians argue over who is to be prime minister, ordinary Britons face an issue more pertinent to everyday life: Should they weigh themselves in kilograms ...