Overview
- The UK moves to British Summer Time at 1am on Sunday, 29 March, with clocks jumping straight from 1:00 to 2:00.
- The change brings lighter evenings, darker early mornings, and a one-hour loss of sleep.
- Dr John O’Neill says the spring shift triggers small but measurable rises in heart attacks, strokes and road crashes for a few days after the change.
- Most phones update automatically, but people should reset oven, microwave and car clocks and ease the shift by going to bed a bit earlier, seeking morning light and limiting late caffeine and screens.
- A 2024 YouGov poll found 59% of Britons would choose permanent BST if clock changes ended, reflecting wider moves in several countries to drop seasonal switching.