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).

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Goods sold in Europe have had to display metric weights and measurements since 1995 and since 2000 traders have been required to follow this for fresh produce. Currently, Britain uses a mix of ...

And in 1974 British schoolchildren began to be taught metric - metres, litres and kilometres - rather than the old imperial measurements of pounds and ounces, pints and miles.

In 2007, UK Metric Association (UKMA) urged then-Prime Minister Tony Blair to phase out imperial measurements by 2009.

Before we started using metric measurements, we used imperial measurements with feet and pounds. Find out more in this Bitesize Primary KS2 Maths guide.

Some have argued that reverting to the metric system would help to facilitate trade with our US cousins. But the US system of measurement is not the same as the UK’s imperial system.

Although metric measurements have been taught in British schools since the 1970s, many people are still more familiar with the old-style measures, particularly when it comes to purchasing food.

Metric measurements to be used on road signs for first time In a move which will anger traditionalists, signs showing height and width restrictions will start to carry measurements in both feet ...