UK clocks go back on October 25 for GMT

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 06:00 · Archive

UK clocks will be turned back by one hour at 2am on Sunday, October 25, ending British Summer Time and returning to Greenwich Mean Time.

People across the UK will get an extra hour in bed this weekend when the clocks go back. The change takes place at 2am on Sunday, October 25, marking the end of British Summer Time and the return to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Clocks should be turned back by one hour.

While the change brings an extra hour of sleep for many, it also means sunrise and sunset will happen earlier as daylight hours continue to shorten. The darker evenings of late autumn and winter are just around the corner.

The practice of changing the clocks is designed to make better use of available daylight during different times of the year. Germany became the first country to introduce daylight saving measures in 1916 during the First World War, with the aim of reducing energy consumption. The UK and several other European countries soon followed suit.

Britain currently moves to British Summer Time in spring before returning to GMT each autumn, a system that has remained in place for decades.

How it is being reported

• Clocks going back this weekend? Here's when the time changes in the UKUK clocks go back on October 25 as British Summer Time ends and GMT returns, giving many people an extra hour in bed. Check which devices need changing.Whitehaven News · 23 Oct, 05:00
• Clocks going back this weekend? Here's when the time changes in the UKUK clocks go back on October 25 as British Summer Time ends and GMT returns, giving many people an extra hour in bed. Check which devices need changing.NW Evening Mail · 23 Oct, 05:00
• Clocks going back this weekend? Here's when the time changes in the UKUK clocks go back on October 25 as British Summer Time ends and GMT returns, giving many people an extra hour in bed. Check which devices need changing.News & Star · 23 Oct, 05:00
• Clocks going back this weekend? Here's when the time changes in the UKUK clocks go back on October 25 as British Summer Time ends and GMT returns, giving many people an extra hour in bed. Check which devices need changing.Westmorland Gazette · 23 Oct, 05:00

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