British Summer Time

(Horology) time set one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time: used in Britain from the end of March to the end of October, providing an extra hour of daylight in the evening. Abbreviation: BST Compare daylight-saving time

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British Summer Time

n → ora legale (in Gran Bretagna)

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1925: British Summer Time became permanent with the passing of the Daylight Saving Act.

On this day... 1840: Parliament [...]

Maybe we should try it in other places" Florence Welch speaks of her pride playing the "70% women" British Summer Time festival.

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The guys are also playing a series of festivals this summer including British Summer Time in Hyde Park in London on July 14.

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The guys are also playing a series of festivals this summer, including British Summer Time, in Hyde Park, in London, on July 14.

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Yet the safety statistics suggest we should set our clocks to British Summer Time and stick there forever.

Call time on clocks faff

The idea was initially rejected, but after Germany introduced summer time in 1916 in order to keep factories open for longer, England adopted British summer time that same year.

A new EU rule could soon mean we no longer have to change our clocks; Though we will still lose an hour of sleep tonight, sorry

For the last week before the clocks move forward for the start of British Summer Time (BST), theweatherhas been unusually sunny and mild - but who's complaining?

Weather to stay dry and sunny - but not for much longer; With the start of British Summer Time, conditions will take a nosedive

Stevie Wonder is to headline the British Summer Time festival for the second time.

Stevie Wonder unveiled as headline for British Summer Time festival; The star last headlined the festival in 2016, performing his award-winning 1976 album Songs In The Key Of Life in its entirety

The clocks change twice a year; once on the last Sunday in March for British Summer Time (BST) and again in October for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

When do the clocks change in 2019? Soon the clocks will go forward, and the all-important date is here; Soon the clocks will go forward, and the all-important date is here

CANADIAN diva Celine Dion will headline the British Summer Time festival in her only European date this year.

Diva Dion headlines park festival

It's a delight to welcome her back onto the Great Oak Stage at Barclaycard presents British Summer Time 2019 for what's certain to be a phenomenal homecoming show.

BST Hyde Park 2019: Florence and the Machine and The National announced as headliners; They'll be supported by Lykke Li, Khruangbin and Nadine Shah next July at the huge Hyde Park gig

He delighted the 55,000-strong crowd when he brought recovering son Noah on to the stage at the British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park, London.

Buble's boy is a stage hit