Update: It's almost time for the clocks to go back.

Clocks go back at the weekend to mark the end of daylight saving time (BST) and the start of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

While some may argue that we don't need an extra hour of 2021, considering the ongoing Covid pandemic, as well as the fact we will experience shorter days as winter approaches, the good news is that you'll get an extra hour in bed on Sunday morning.

Here's all you need to know about the changes.

When do the clocks change?

The clocks go back at 2am on Sunday morning when all clocks turned back to 1am.

The best way to remember which way the clocks change is the phrase 'spring forwards, fall back.'

Our clocks always go forwards on the last weekend in March, and back in October.

The reason why we change our clocks twice a year

The concept of daylight saving time came from Benjamin Franklin, the American inventor, statesman and scientist in 1784.

But, it wasn't until early last century, 1907 to be precise, when daylight saving was proposed in the UK by William Willett.

Furious at what he saw to be the loss of daylight during summer mornings, he self-published a tract entitled 'The Waste of Daylight'.

When do the clocks go forwards again?

Our clocks will go forwards again next spring, on Sunday, 27 March 2022.

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