The clocks 'spring' forward this weekend in the UK two weeks after the switchover in the US to mark the start of daylight savings time. The change means you'll effectively lose an hour's sleep, but evenings will be lighter and it marks the fact summer is on the way. But why do we have daylight savings time, and why is it out of sync with the US?
What is daylight savings time?
Daylight savings time (DST), otherwise known as British summer time (BST), is when the clocks move forward an hour in Spring before moving back an hour for Autumn. In the UK in 2017, DST begins on Sunday 26 March and ends on October 29. Before the clocks go back, the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) which then switches to BST for six months.
On Sunday, clocks that would
What is daylight savings time?
Daylight savings time (DST), otherwise known as British summer time (BST), is when the clocks move forward an hour in Spring before moving back an hour for Autumn. In the UK in 2017, DST begins on Sunday 26 March and ends on October 29. Before the clocks go back, the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) which then switches to BST for six months.
On Sunday, clocks that would