British summer time (BST) also referred to as Daylight saving time (DST) 2021 ends at 02.00hrs on 31st October so remember to set your clocks back by one hour.

The clocks go forward in the Spring and backwards in the Autumn, what the Americans call Fall so an easy way to remember is “Spring Forward, Fall Back” 🙂  As a result, there is one 23-hour day in late winter or early spring and one 25-hour day in the autumn.

Daylight Saving Time is generally not observed near the equator, where sunrise and sunset times do not vary enough to justify it. Daylight Saving Time clock shifts sometimes complicate timekeeping and can disrupt travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, and sleep patterns. Computer software generally adjusts clocks automatically.

We are now in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) which used to be a synonym for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The term “GMT” is especially used by United Kingdom bodies, such as the BBC World Service, the Royal Navy, and the Met Office; and others particularly in Arab countries, such as the Middle East Broadcasting Centre and OSN. It is a term also used in other countries of the Commonwealth.

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