The clocks go back by an hour tonight, in the early hours of Sunday morning, October 20, meaning we get some extra time in bed.
The clocks go back at 2am on the last Sunday in October. Most smartphones and some alarm clocks update the time automatically to 1am, but if you have any analogue clocks or watches around the house, or car, it's worth remembering to adjust them.
All four faces of Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament’s clock tower, will be put back to GMT this weekend for the first time in five years, as the country starts to head towards winter. The clock’s original Victorian mechanism was renovated as part of a huge restoration project, and the scaffolding surrounding the tower has gradually been brought down since December 2021.
