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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Camilla Foster

How to minimise sleep disruption as the clocks go back – and into winter

The clock change can have negative impacts on our sleep (Alamy/PA) -

Researchers have urged the Government to abolish the UK’s twice-yearly clock changes because they believe they are harming the nation’s sleep.

The clocks are due to go back an hour at 2am on Sunday, October 27 in the UK, but Members of the British Sleep Society say evidence clearly shows that natural daylight in the morning is good for sleep patterns, while changing the clocks has a negative impact.

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