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Literal time ladies used to sell people a look at their watches
Starting in 1836, a former Royal Observatory employee named John Belville charged people an annual fee to use his pocket ...
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Why do clocks go forward – and could daylight saving time be scrapped?
The UK will bid farewell to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) this Sunday as the clocks spring forward, ushering in British Summer Time (BST) and longer daylight hours. While the shift promises brighter ...
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When do the clocks go forward and what does this mean for sleep?
signifies the end of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in the UK. The process of moving the clocks forward by one hour in the summer was started during World War One in Germany in 1916, as a way to save ...
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Why do the clocks go forward and what impact does it have on your health?
The clocks go ... of British Summer Time (BST). This marks the end of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and will mean longer, lighter evenings from next week. But besides losing an hour of sleep, the ...
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When do the clocks change and will it really boost your mood?
The clocks went forward by one hour on Sunday, 30 March at 1am, marking the annual move from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to British Summer Time (BST). The first BST clock change happened over 100 ...