Year-round British summer time would prevent sleep deprivation, leading to fewer accidents, and boost the hospitality industry. Shall we get it done? James Moore. Saturday 25 March 2023 14:00 GMT.

Today the clocks have changed in the UK, taking us from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to British Summer Time (BST) Comments. Science. Shivali Best. 07:00, 31 Mar 2019.

The UK will switch to British Summer Time at 1am on Sunday, meaning people will effectively lose an hour’s sleep and Mother’s Day arrives an hour earlier. The change – also known as daylight ...

British Summer Time (BST) will begin on Sunday, March 27 at 1am. At this time, your clocks will move forward an hour, meaning you’ll lose an hour of sleep.

British Summer Time always begins on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October. So, in the wee hours of the morning of March 30th, when it hits one AM the clocks will leap ...

British Summer Time (BST), otherwise known as daylight saving time, was originally devised to keep factories open for longer in the summer – since there was enough light to do so.

The clocks have gone forward an hour marking the start of British Summer Time. The change happened at 1am on Sunday 30 March. It means you've lost an hour's sleep, but the good news is it'll stay ...

British Summer Time was established in the UK in 1916 following campaigning by William Willett, a great-great-grandfather of Coldplay's Chris Martin.

The Summer Time Act of 1916 was passed by Parliament and the first official day of British Summer Time was May 21 1916. Read: Everything you need to know about the clocks going forward.

Double Summer Time was brought in during the Second World War to save on fuel consumption. And between 1968 and 1971 the country experimented with staying on British Summer Time all year round.

When does British Summer Time begin in 2018? Greenwich Mean Time will last until the start of British Summer Time in March 2018. The clocks will go forward on March 25 next year.