We might be losing an hour of sleep tonight but it will be compensated by longer days from tomorrow. 

Clocks turn forward by an hour at 2am tomorrow, which means more extended daylight. One of the downsides of the clocks changing is a disruption of sleep patterns, potentially leaving you feeling groggy and unrested. But experts say this normally lasts a few days.

Most smartphones and laptops will change the time automatically instead of requiring you do it manually.

The campaign which led to the creation of the so-called Daylight Savings Time was started by William Willett in 1907 in a bid to stop people wasting valuable hours of light in the summer months.

The clocks will go back by an hour in October. 

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