With temperatures dropping and leaves turning golden, summer is clearly behind us. This also means it's time for British clocks to fall back by an hour, reverting to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

This annual event is scheduled for 2am on the last Sunday in October (26th). It marks the end of 'British Summer Time' (BST), which has provided us with extended daylight hours during spring and summer. The shift means we'll return to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). As a consequence, days may seem shorter and nights longer — although there's the pleasant prospect of gaining an extra hour of sleep (if children allow it).

Devices like smartphones should also update themselves automatically. Experts at the Royal Museums Greenwich have previously explained: "Daylight saving, or summer time, is a mechanism

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