IT'S A PINTS WIN; EXCLUSIVE EU drops bid to ban Britain's imperial measures.(News)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: September 11, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: By ROSA PRINCE Political Correspondent

RAISE your glasses! British drinkers have won the battle to keep the great British pint after EU chiefs backed down on plans to rebrand it as 0.5 litres.

All attempts to replace our pinta milk or beer with litres and gallons are now being scrapped, the European Commission is set to announce.

Miles, yards, feet and inches will still be used on our roads, while weights in pounds and ounces are to continu...

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