There is an ongoing debate across the UK and Europe about whether the clock changes in spring and autumn should be abolished.
The British Sleep Society is calling for the scrapping of the changes into and out of Daylight Saving Time due to research surrounding circadian rhythms and sleep health.
Scientific research has shown that circadian and sleep health are negatively impacted by enforced changes of clock time and positively impacted by natural light in the mornings. Read more: Why do the clocks change?
Daylight Saving Time explained With Daylight Saving Time (DST) or British Summer Time (BST), we move our clocks forward by one hour in spring and back by one hour in autumn.
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