# Britain’s clocks return to GMT, giving millions an extra hour in bed

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dont-forget-the-clocks-go-back-an-hour-at-2am-tonight-offering-people-an-extra-hour-in-bed-for-a-sunday-morning-lie-in/
- Published: 2026-10-24T17:10:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T17:22:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16235771/Dont-forget-clocks-hour-2am-tonight-offering-people-extra-hour-bed-Sunday-morning-lie-in.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Clocks go back one hour at 2am on Sunday.
- Britain returns from BST to GMT.
- The seasonal clock change dates back to 1916.

## Summary

Millions of people in Britain will gain an extra hour in bed as clocks go back at 2am on Sunday, marking the end of British Summer Time and the return to Greenwich Mean Time. The seasonal change is intended to make better use of daylight, but critics say it disrupts sleep and body clocks, and there have been calls to end it.

The idea was promoted by William Willett in 1907, but Parliament rejected proposals five times before wartime fuel-saving concerns helped bring in the Summer Time Act in 1916. Britain first advanced clocks that May and put them back in October; they are due to move forward again on 28 March 2027. Internet-connected devices should update automatically.

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