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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Donna Ferguson

Looking forward to an extra hour in bed on Sunday? Time to thank a farsighted builder from Kent

Seven clocks mounted on posts in front of a number of trees
Clocks go back an hour at 2am on Sunday, an idea first put forward in the UK in 1907. Photograph: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images

For many people, it will simply mean an extra hour in bed. For others, it’s a disruption to their circadian rhythm that can take weeks to fix.

On Sunday at 2am, clocks in the UK will go back by an hour, a practice that has been mandated by law for more than a century.

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