What time is it

Every fortnight people from a farming background in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, or who have a heart for the countryside, offer a personal reflection ...

In 2019 he was called to be minister of Aghadowey and Crossgar For me the most crucial reference to time in the Bible is found in 2 Corinthians 6:2. It would be unwise to ignore the practice of putting the clocks back tonight, as you would be out of sync with everyone else. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens...” it says. In Jesus’ Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13, He makes it clear that a time is coming, the end of the age, which will bring judgement upon those who reject God. The UK began putting its clocks forward in 1916 as a wartime measure, and it has stayed with us – with two hours forward and one hour back (Double British Summer Time) between 1941 and 1945.

However, it, unfortunately, comes at the cost of earlier and darker nights as we slowly approach the festive season. If you've woken up today and are a bit ...

During the Second World War, the Government moved the clocks forward one hour to help munitions factories maximise productivity and allow people to get home safely before the blackout. If you've woken up today and are a bit confused over what the time is or to check whether your phone has updated properly, we've got your back. If you have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac they should all automatically change. Between 1968 and 1971 the Government carried out the same experiment but was forced to end it after complaints in Scotland and northern England. Check you have your 'Date and Time' settings for 'Set Automatically' turned on and it's best to update your iOS too. [Murderer, 17, stabbed 20-year-old stranger in the heart then fled and left him to die](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/murderer-17-stabbed-20-year-25368925.amp)

London's centrepiece clock, Big Ben, has been put back to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for the first time since its £80 million makeover began five years ago.

There have been several different bells in the tower, with the first being made in Stockton-on-tees. It took roughly 16 years to build, with construction beginning in 1843. It took roughly 24 hours to ensure the 2,000 clocks in the palace were running parallel with GMT. And it’s not the only one - roughly 2,000 other clocks in the Palace of [Westminster](https://www.londonworld.com/news/westminster-fire-firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-hostel-3883210) have also been adjusted accordingly with Daylight Saving Time. The scaffolding surrounding the iconic locale was finally removed in January 2022. [London](https://www.nationalworld.com/news/politics/general-election-protest-march-for-a-uk-general-election-now-london-5th-november-3889452) has been put back to [GMT](https://www.nationalworld.com/nationalworldtv/national-world-explainers/clocks-go-back-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time-3898234) for the first time in five years as the [clocks went back in autumn](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/read-this/putting-clocks-back-could-cost-ps400-extra-on-energy-bills-according-to-research-by-queens-university-belfast-3898334).

The clocks went back at 2am on Sunday 30 October, immediately reverting back to 1am, and go forward again on 26 March 2023.

They were also brought forward for periods in the spring of 1947, in line with fuel shortages. Moving the clocks forward in the summer months would give us darker mornings but lighter, longer evenings. Though the sun had been up for hours as he rode his horse through Chislehurst and Petts Wood, people were still asleep in bed”. This would make it two hours ahead of GMT in the summer and one hour ahead in the winter. Britain then reverted to our now familiar system of GMT in the winter and summer time in between March and October. [for British Summer Time](https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/britain-considering-ditching-seasonal-clock-change-and-sticking-permanently-to-bst-239990?ico=in-line_link) came about at the beginning of the 20th century. [clocks have gone back this weekend](https://inews.co.uk/news/clocks-go-back-time-when-change-uk-this-weekend-extra-hour-bed-1940221?ico=in-line_link), with British Summer Time (BST) ending [as autumn draws in](https://inews.co.uk/news/autumn-2022-when-start-date-uk-season-meaning-autumnal-equinox-explained-1757596?ico=in-line_link) and the [nights grow longer](https://inews.co.uk/news/science/winter-solstice-2021-when-date-shortest-day-of-year-meaning-traditions-explained-1358010?ico=in-line_link). [the standard time zone against all others in the world are referenced](https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/clocks-change-europe-us-australia-spain-france-go-back-uk-when-date-355108?ico=in-line_link) – the UK gets an extra hour of daylight as the gloom of winter approaches. [the clocks change twice](https://inews.co.uk/news/clocks-change-when-go-forward-march-2022-date-time-uk-british-summer-time-explained-1539481?ico=in-line_link) a year in the UK, but it can [still catch people out](https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/offbeat/clocks-change-uk-why-go-forward-2021-when-date-british-summer-time-explained-931837?ico=in-line_link) – here’s [everything you need to know](https://inews.co.uk/news/clocks-go-back-when-date-uk-change-october-2022-british-summer-time-ends-1931499?ico=in-line_link). Again, this will happen in the middle of the night – at 1am the time will immediately change to 2am instead. [clocks went back at 2am on Sunday 30 October](https://inews.co.uk/news/clocks-go-back-time-when-change-uk-this-weekend-extra-hour-bed-1940221?ico=in-line_link), with the time immediately reverting back to 1am. The

Blenheim Palace timekeeper Julian Newman is turning back time as he changes over 30 intricate and ornate clocks across the Oxfordshire UNESCO World Heritage ...

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On the Otago Peninsula, kākā chatter, ancient lizards hatch their eggs, and baby kiwis fatten up to fighting weight in a predator-free sanctuary.

“It’s the same thing as the Australian parrots are facing; we’ve cut down the big trees with the holes they need.” “But he found them and we’ve been managing them carefully since.” “They were probably the first tuatara to hatch successfully on the mainland South Island for four to 600 years,” says Davies-Colley. “We’ve had them eat possum poison, drown in water tanks that people have left open, and eat cat poo and get toxoplasmosis.” I stumble on a flock of these bold and sociable birds in a fury of activity: chattering, clattering and clawing their way down the branches of a longsuffering tree. “People probably thought he was nuts,” says Davies-Colley. An “incursion” in 2015 saw a pack of search dogs brought in to locate the killer stoats, which they did. “Tūī,” he says. Aotearoa’s third-largest island “would be the biggest island to have been made predator-free in the world,” says Davies-Colley. “Can I hear what?” I reply. “See that wobbling leaf?” he says. “What was that?” I say.

Erik ten Hag's Man Utd return to domestic action with the visit of David Moyes' West Ham on Sunday as they aim to keep the pressure up on the Premier ...

That means the likes of Lukasz Fabianski, Kurt Zouma, Thomas Soucek, Declan Rice and Gianlucca Scamacca should all return, although Jarrod Bowen (ankle) is now a doubt and will be assessed. Amazon's 20 live Premier League games will return in the 2022/23 season. [Betfred ](https://bfpartners.click/o/1uTLBh?site_id=104961)is offering new customers £60 worth of bonuses when you sign up and bet £10 on ANY football match! They also have exclusivity of all UEFA competitions including the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League. Sky Sports retain the rights to the bulk of those fixtures with 128 live matches. Luke Shaw, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford will all hope to regain their places in the side. They also own rights to the Carabao Cup and several international matches. BT Sport hold the rights to 52 live Premier League games. Coverage will begin at 3pm. [BBC](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bbc) One, which is available to stream via [iPlayer](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/iplayer) and the iPlayer app. [Europa League ](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/europa-league)on Thursday with their [3-0 victory over FC Sheriff](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/cristiano-ronaldo-man-united-sheriff-28347638), while they got themselves to within a point of the top four after last weekend’s last gasp [1-1 draw](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/chelsea-man-utd-potter-tenhag-28305396) with [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc). [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) can continue their recent unbeaten run to eight games in all competitions when they take on [West Ham](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/west-ham-united-fc) in the [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) this weekend.

Caulfield, the MP for Lewes, was previously an officer of the all-party parliamentary “pro-life” group and voted against legalising abortion in Northern Ireland ...

“The vast majority of women want the right to choose,” she added. The charity said it was “profoundly disappointing” the prime minister did not think “a better choice for minister for women would be an MP willing to speak up for the one in three women who will have an abortion”. We hope Maria Caulfield will keep her personal opinions on the issue of abortion to herself.”

Man Utd beat West Ham 1-0 at Old Trafford in the Premier League fixture thanks to a Marcus Rashford header.

United have become accustomed to proactive, line-breaking passes from their centre halves in the last two months and Maguire was risk-aversive. It was 20 years ago this month Moyes first managed in M16 with Everton and West Ham's approach was as Moyesean as almost every previous occasion the Scot was a guest. Despite a purposeful start, United regressed to individualism and the Stretford Enders quickly became impatient with the lateral passing between Maguire and Lisandro Martinez. United remain a point off fourth with a game in hand, an acceptable position as the World Cup looms. Moyes only faced the Stretford End victoriously 14 times in a United blazer and for the 12th time he turned towards it defeated. Ten Hag stressed early in his premiership there were multiple ways to win matches ("“Sometimes there will be games when you will not play well but you still have to win") and this was of the ugly variety.

Legislation to unlock new technologies to boost food production and support farmers to grow more productive crops will return to Parliament today – paving ...

The virus was no longer able to grow inside cells with the genetic change. Precision breeding is a powerful and important tool to help us tackle the challenges of biodiversity and climate change, while feeding a still growing global population. Gene editing allows precision breeding to make the same type of genetic changes in a far more efficient and precise way, significantly reducing the time needed to create new varieties. In some cases, variants of the virus can infect people and cause serious illness. The information collected will be published on a public register on GOV.UK. That is why we are taking a step-by-step approach, enabling use of precision breeding technologies with plants first followed by animals later.

Christine Webber says you don't need to move house to get rid of old junk in your home.

As for boxes, I soon won’t be able to get my car into the garage because of the number I’m keeping ‘just in case’. Another bit of rethinking concerns the packaging that comes with all the deliveries we have these days. As for that big set of encyclopaedias, your offspring may have pored over them when they were young, but habits have changed, and anyway, these books take up space they don’t have in their modern homes. Next, stop telling yourself that everything you discard could be useful for someone else in the future. After all, many of us have had to deal with a state of chaos when clearing our own parents’ homes, and we vowed then that we’d never leave such a mess for our own offspring. One of the most difficult aspects of growing older is knowing what stage you’ve reached in life.

British clocks will revert to Greenwich Mean Time when they go back an hour in October.

Therefore, by turning the clocks back an hour during autumn, this provides people with more sunlight in the morning. In the letter, Franklin suggested if people got up earlier when it was lighter, it would make economic sense as it would save on candles. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. [first introduced](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/clocks-go-forward-why-2019-daylight-saving-time-british-summer-history-a8836476.html) as part of the Summer Time Act of 1916. [BST](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/bst)) to Greenwich Mean Time ( [GMT](/topic/gmt)). [went forward an hour on Sunday 27 March this year](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/daylight-saving-uk-2022-clock-b2034495.html), which marked the beginning of British Summer Time. Each year, the clocks go back an hour at 2am on the last Sunday of October. While the arrival of winter brings darker mornings and evenings, turning the clocks back allows us to have more sunlight in the morning. When do the clocks go back in October 2022 and why do they change?

Marking the passage of time in a world of ticking clocks and swinging pendulums is a simple case of counting the seconds between 'then' and 'now'.

Needless to say, physicists have amassed a significant amount of information about the way electrons move about when nudged into a Rydberg state. Just like actual waves in a pond, having more than one Rydberg wave packet rippling about in a space creates interference, resulting in unique patterns of ripples. It'd be like measuring an unknown sprinter's race against a number of competitors running at set speeds. In fact, lasers are routinely used to tickle electrons into higher energy states for a variety of uses. Puffed-up with lasers instead of air, these atoms contain electrons in extremely high energy states, orbiting far from the nucleus. A stopwatch simply isn't going to cut it for some scenarios.

New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson has sought advice on whether the central bank should be asked to achieve its inflation and employment targets ...