What time is it? British Summer Time's arrival sparks confusion

Bongs: The Great Clock, also known as Big Ben
Steve Parsons/PA Wire
Mark Chandler27 March 2016

The clocks went forward at 1am this morning leaving a lot of people very confused.

Everyone has lost 60 minutes in bed because of the change, which marks the switch to British Summer Time to maximise our daylight hours.

But even though the change is automatic on most digital clocks and on mobile phones, some people getting up this morning seem more baffled than ever.

People on social media have been complaining that they don't know whether the time needs to be adjusted or not.

Other people have simply forgotten about the change.

Twitter user @violetteblog wrote: “Raise your hand if you completely forgot about the clocks going forward and woke up in a confused panic.”

But many people are just angry that the change had to happen at all.

Kellie Cox wrote: "Is the government alright to steal an hour of my sleep by putting the clocks forward?"

This article was written at 9am British Summer Time.

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