Exact Time Clocks Change in the UK This Weekend and Why They Change
Most internet-connected devices will update automatically, while alarm clocks and car radios will need manual adjustment.
- Clocks across Britain will revert to Greenwich Mean Time this weekend on Sunday, October 25 at 2am, marking the official end of British Summer Time .
- Germany introduced the system during the First World War to save energy, a practice Britain and European governments later adopted to maximize daylight usage.
- Devices connected to the internet update automatically, including smartphones and laptops, while Alarm clocks and equipment not connected require manual adjustment.
- Moving the hands back gives Britons an extra hour in bed while shifting daylight to create "more daylight in the evenings and less in the mornings."
- Britain has maintained this system since 1971, and Clocks will next advance on March 28, 2027 as the nation prepares for the return of British Summer Time.
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