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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

British Summer Time: Why do the clocks spring forward? Close. The clocks go forward on Sunday, meaning the evenings will be getting much lighter - even if it does mean losing an hour in bed.