British Summer Time ends 26 Oct 2025

In the quadrangle of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, the clock tower stands as a silent witness to the passing hours. But on the last Sunday in October, it is given a peculiar job: striking time twice. At 2 a.m., British Summer Time (BST) officially ends, and the United Kingdom reverts to Greenwich Mean Time. One moment it"s 2 a.m., the next it"s 1 a.m. again.

© Geography Photos/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Paranormal activity?
26 Oct 2023Stormont Estate, Northern Ireland
26 Oct 2024Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany

More Desktop Wallpapers:

28 Dec 202350 years of the Endangered Species Act
3 Nov 2024International Day for Biosphere Reserves
28 Jan 2025Short-eared owl
An old bridge in a new light
21 Jun 2026Happy Fathers Day!
The lonely castle
Cheerful colours of a Cornwall classic
24 Oct 2025Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, United States
19 Sep 2023Splügen Pass, Switzerland
Just a pinch
12 May 2026Atlantic puffins, Wales
One on land, a million in space
A day for the worlds Indigenous populations
2 Jul 2026Ceiling of the Temple of Esna, Egypt
28 Dec 2025Black-and-white ruffed lemur in Madagascar
Gem of the Côte dAzur
28 May 2025World Otter Day
11 Sep 2024Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
A mountaintop cultural wonder
Finding beauty in ruins
2 Dec 2024Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
7 Feb 2024St James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
4 May 2025Star Wars Day
9 Dec 2024Guanacos, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
16 Sep 2025Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
A little bird told me...
26 Feb 2024Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, Canada
16 May 2026Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, United States
On the open ocean road
19 Oct 2025Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States