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During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and evenings one hour more.
The dates of British Summer Time are the subject of the Summer Time Act 1972 (c. 6). From 1972 to 1980, the day following the third Saturday in March was the start of British Summer Time (unless that day was Easter Sunday, in which case BST began a week earlier), with the day following the fourth Saturday in October being the end of British ...
When the clocks change, so does the UK’s time zone; it switches from British Summer Time to Greenwich Mean Time. It is also known as moving from Daylight Saving Time to Daylight Standard Time.
Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight saving(s), daylight savings time, daylight time (United States and Canada), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time.
Adopted standard time of UTC+2 in 1903. Observed annual changes to summer time in 1942–1943 (UTC+3 summer, UTC+2 standard). Observed annual changes to winter time in 1994–2017 (UTC+2 standard, UTC+1 winter) in all regions except Zambezi, which remained in UTC+2 all year. [10] Netherlands: Observed DST in 1916–1945 and since 1977. New ...
The London Eye has marked the end of British Summer Time and the clocks turning back by taking a rare backwards spin. It marked the switch from British Summer Time to Greenwich Mean Time and it is ...
British Summer Time (British Standard Time from Mar 1968 to Oct 1971) ... West Greenland Summer Time [15] UTC−02:00: WGT: West Greenland Time [16] UTC−03:00: WST:
Year-round British summer time would prevent sleep deprivation, leading to fewer accidents, and boost the hospitality industry. Shall we get it done?