In the run-up to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Boris Johnson is reportedly set to mark the occasion in a unique way that has divided opinion. A Cabinet source has claimed that the Prime ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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 ...

Children will be required to learn imperial measures as part of the national curriculum for the first time in decades, in a radical shake-up of maths lessons. Education Secretary Michael Gove wants ...

Imperial measurements are a system of measure. Today, in the UK, we more commonly use metric measures; however, we still use some imperial measures. There are many different imperial measurements for ...

Pounds and ounces could return to UK shops along with pints - and other Imperial measures. The UK Government is to launch a study into the benefits of returning to Imperial units of measurement ...

JOHN Gardner (Letters, December 22) of the British Weights and Measures Association rightly says our traditional methods of measuring allotments remain lawful despite a recent rogue suggestion that ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to publish a proposal to revoke EU laws requiring metric units to be used and allow the return of pounds and ounces. His plans coincide with the Queen’s ...

As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter. Your support enables me to be in the room, pressing for transparency ...