What time is it? (And why this year should be the last time we have to ask this question)
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents warns that a more pressing issue now is the number of road traffic accidents that daylight savings appears to cause, citing an annual spike in incidents after late October. The RoSPA is pushing for the UK to adopt a Single/Double Summer Time system, which would see the time move one hour ahead throughout the year. Addressing how the plans could help the economy and the evironment, he added: “A change to SDST would reduce CO2 pollution by at least 447,000 tonnes each year, increase working-day overlap with Europe and stockmarkets in Asia, and allow an extended tourism season, boosting the sector by an estimated £3billion.
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