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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Simon Coyle

What time is it now? The UK time now clocks have gone forward to British Summer Time

It's that time of year when we can once again look forward to lighter evenings and warmer weather.

Clocks went forward one hour of Sunday morning meaning Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) has now been replaced with British Summer Time (BST).

The change happened at 1am when most people were likely tucked up asleep in bed. From that point, the hands of time moved forward an hour to 2am.

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As a result Sunday will only be a 23-hour day - and it also means you will lose an hour of sleep.

But if you are still confused about what the time actually is right now then you can check by clicking HERE or looking at the clock which should display below (click the link if not).

This should correspond with the display on your mobile phone, tablet or another device. If it is connected to the internet by either data or Wi-Fi, the time should automatically change.

Why do the clocks change?

Benjamin Franklin first had the idea to change the clocks in autumn back in 1784.

He argued that people would benefit from extra daylight if they got out of bed an hour earlier.

But the idea wasn't introduced to the UK until 1916, when the first Daylight Saving Bill was brought in.

When do the clocks go back again?

It's not for a while - autumn, in fact, before the clocks change back an hour.

The actual date is Sunday, October 29 - at 2am, the clocks will go back an hour to 1am. So an extra hour in bed for everyone. When the clocks go back, the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time.

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