British Summer Time starts 29 Mar 2026

At 1 a.m. today, time performs a magic trick. Blink, and it"s 2 a.m. That missing hour marks the start of British Summer Time (BST), when the clocks in the United Kingdom move forward to make the most of longer spring and summer days.

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