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Clocks go back: does the time change automatically on mobile phones? Turn this feature on

The clocks will change this weekend. Brits will get an extra hour in bed very soon. But will the time update on your phone? Autumn is here and it is time for the clocks to go back again. Brits will soon get an extra hour in bed but it comes with a cost. The nights are set to draw in much quicker and it is going to get dark much earlier. The change will come this weekend - and the exact time has been confirmed. Sign up for our daily national newsletter - in your inbox Mon-Fri However, if you have plans on Sunday you might be wondering if the time on your phone will go back automatically. Or if it will be incorrect when you wake up the next morning. When do the clocks go back in 2025? Set a reminder because the clocks won’t be changing this weekend, but they will go back on Sunday (October 26). The change happens overnight, so it will have all happened by the time you wake up - with the For the autumn change, the clocks are set to go backwards. It means that you will get an extra hour in bed, but it will be darker earlier in the evening. Will the time change on your phone automatically? Gone are the days when you would have to do a quick bit of addition when you wake up on the day the clocks change. Modern technology is able to adjust automatically, so no need to panic when you finally rise on Sunday (October 26). If the software on your phone, tablet, TV, computer, or other devices connected to the internet is up-to-date then it should automatically update with the correct time. You may still have to manually adjust the time on your oven or any digital clocks you have. Turn on this feature before clocks change No matter if you have an iPhone, Android or Google phone, you will want to make sure that the “set automatically” function for date and time is switched on for your handset before Sunday (October 26). If you have an iPhone (or iPad for that matter), make sure that you go to the settings on your device. Find the section called General, go to Date & Time and make sure ‘set automatically’ is switched on. The process is very similar for Android phones - albeit there may be a slight difference depending on the brand that makes your device. But like on Apple, make your way to settings and find Date & Time - for most phones it will likely be in the systems section, but on a Samsung device it may be under general management. Once you have found Date & Time, check to make sure that automatic feature for setting the time is switched on. It may have a slightly different phrasing that ‘set automatically’ but it will be along those lines. The clocks changing can impact sleep schedules and harm our health. Read more about the one thing you can do to help.

1 days ago

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Who is the favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing? George Clarke jumps ahead of Series 23 rivals

A red-hot favourite has emerged to win Strictly Come Dancing. The stars are set to take to the ballroom floor for ‘icons’ week very shortly. One more of the celebs will be leaving the competition very soon, but one of the famous faces is being strongly backed to lift the Glitterball Trophy. It is a new name to take the crown of favourite. Sign up for our daily national newsletter - in your inbox Mon-Fri The bookies have issued their latest odds ahead of week 5. Oddschecker has named the star seen as most likely to win series 23. But who is being backed to take the title in 2025? Here’s all you need to know! If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film. Related topics: BoostTVBBCStrictly Come Dancing

1 days ago

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Strictly Come Dancing cast: who has left series 23 so far? Full list of departures

Strictly Come Dancing has lost another star to injury in a brutal blow. The cast will be down one extra couple this weekend and that’s before we even get to the next elimination. The remaining celebrities will be taking on ‘Icons’ week and the song list has been confirmed. It includes some true legends from the music world - see more here. Sign up for our daily national newsletter - in your inbox Mon-Fri Another injury blow means that just 11 couples are left in the competition ahead of this weekend. Three dance offs have already taken place - remind yourself who has danced their last dance so far. If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film. Related topics: BoostTVBBCStrictly Come Dancing

2 days ago

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How will Celebrity Traitors tied-vote be decided? BBC rules as viewers rave about episode

Celebrity Traitors made series history in episode 5. It had an ‘unprecedented’ double tied-vote at the roundtable. But how will the banishment be decided? And breathe! What an episode of Celebrity Traitors that was and unsurprisingly viewers have been raving about it. The dramatic double deadlock at the roundtable was peak television and made series history. It is the first time in any of the English language entries in the Traitors franchise that this has happened. Sign up for our daily national newsletter - in your inbox Mon-Fri Viewers have called it the ‘best ever roundtable’ and labelled it ‘thrilling’. One wrote: “Not sure I took a breath during tonight’s Celebrity Traitors roundtable.” But how exactly will the banishment be decided? Here are the rules: How is a tied-vote decided on Celebrity Traitors? For the first time in Traitors history, at least in the English language versions, the roundtable vote has been deadlocked twice. A tied-vote has occurred before but in the past the second round of voting has been enough to decide a banishment. However, in Celebrity Traitors episode five Mark Bonnar and David Olusoga could not be separated at all. Through two rounds of votes at the roundtable, they ended up on the exact same tally twice. I am sure that producers have been dreaming of this moment for years, but it has finally arrived. It means that the episode ended with no banishment as the two stars could not be separated. The fate of Mark Bonnar and David Olusoga will not be decided by a third vote, however. Instead it will come down to chance - although the exact form that will take remains to be seen. Fans will have to tune in on Thursday (October 23) night to find out which of the pair will be banished. Unfortunately, either way it is another blow to the faithful as both are on their side. If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film.

3 days ago

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Who left Celebrity Traitors tonight? Full list of murdered and banished stars in episode 5

Celebrity Traitors is back - but not all of the cast came with it. The latest murdered victim has been confirmed. Meanwhile one star was banished at the roundtable. After an astonishing wait, the Celebrity Traitors is back and the cloaked villains have struck again. Fans were left fearing for three of their favourites at the end of last week. The BBC spin-off finally returned tonight (October 22) for the fifth episode of its debut season. Unfortunately, not all of the stars made it to breakfast. The terrible trio of Alan, Jonathan, and Cat had picked their latest victim and one of the famous faces would be hearing the banishees wail. But the murdered star was not the only one to leave in the latest episode. What happened on Celebrity Traitors this evening? Here’s all you need to know: Who was murdered on Celebrity Traitors today? Heading into the fifth episode of the season, fans had been left on a huge cliffhanger. Three stars were at risk of murder and the wait to discover which would leave was brutal. The trio of: Charlotte Church, David Olusoga, and Kate Garraway were at risk. Each jumped out to the Traitors, but one of them would not make it to breakfast. It was revealed that the fourth celeb to be murdered was: Charlotte Church. Explaining the reasoning, Cat said it “doesn’t give any indication it is us”. Alan pointed out that it would cause a ripple through the faithful as they wondered why it was her. It left the faithful “befuddled”, in the words of Celia. Meanwhile Claudia revealed that seven faithful had already been eliminated. Who was banished on Celebrity Traitors? Speaking at breakfast in the morning, Celia continued to be frustrated at how the roundtables have gone. She described it as being “like a train” once it gets going. Stephen pointed out that Clare had raised suspicion about Charlotte and suggested they keep an eye on her. Alan cheekily told them to watch how she reacted in the morning. Joe Marler was on the warpath at breakfast and wanted to do away with the niceties and get on with hunting Traitors. While Nick started to wonder about Cat, but decided not to name her to keep himself safe - rather wisely. Jonathan Ross was concerned about the “bloodlust” forming with the faithful and how it could put the Traitors (and him in particular) at risk. Joe announced that he was suspicious of all the actors, because of their specific set of skills. He told Mark Bonnar that he was his suspect number one - perhaps because of his previous acting roles as villains. His overdramatics at the roundtable has started to raise suspicions with the faithful. Cat suggested that Joe M’s theory makes sense and raised the names of Jonathan and Stephen. In a VO, she floated, potentially throwing a fellow traitor to the faithful to give them a win. Could it be the end for one of the trio? Mark continued to come under suspicion, especially with Jonathan and Alan stirring the pot. Joe M was the leader of the crusade against him from the faithfuls. After the mission, Lucy wondered why Stephen Fry hadn’t been murdered yet and if that could be a sign he was really a traitor. Alan informed Mark he had a theory about him and was going to reveal it at the roundtable. Nick also was Stephen over Jonathan - at least for now. Kate declared that she had been “so useless” so far, perhaps due to her journalistic balance training. Stephen felt “of course” it could be Jonathan, saying he would have the brains for it. But he was put off by the murder of Ruth, wondering if he could be so bold to pull that off. However, Joe M’s started to come up and was pushed by David. It raised alarms with Joe W, because he had previously been so quiet. The votes ended up going to: Mark Bonnar - 4David Olusoga - 4Kate Garraway - 2Jonathan Ross - 1Stephen Fry - 1 This meant that the players had to vote again - except for David and Mark. However, if it was all square once again, it would end up going to chance. The second vote looked like this: Mark Bonnar - 5David Olusoga - 5 So it went to the hands of fate and fans will have to wait until tomorrow to find out the result. Full list of stars who have left Celebrity Traitors so far Paloma Faith (episode 2) Tom Daley (episode 3) Ruth Codd (episode 4)Charlotte Church (episode 5) Banishments Niko Omilana (episode 3) Tameka Empson (episode 3) Clare Balding (episode 4) When is Celebrity Traitors on next? The show will be back in just under 24 hours time on BBC One. Celebrity Traitors will return for episode six of its debut season tomorrow (October 23). It is set to start at 9pm on Thursday evening, the same time as all the previous episodes. It will mark the end of the third week of the reality series. If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film.

3 days ago

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Who left Strictly Come Dancing tonight? Recap as third celebrity is eliminated in series 23

Another star has left Strictly Come Dancing series 23. Two celebrities faced the dreaded dance-off. But which couple has waltzed away for the final time? It has been another week of incredible highs and dramatic lows on the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom. One of the cast secured their first 10 from the judges, but for another it was the end of the road. The celebs and their professional dancing partners took to the dance floor to perform their latest routines yesterday (October 18) under the distinguished eyes of the judging panel. It was a mixed bag of scores ranging from the impressive to the worrying, but the public still had to have their say. Sign up for our daily national newsletter - in your inbox Mon-Fri Once again, the lines opened after all of the performances on Saturday evening and the votes have been totted up. The two couples who fell to the bottom of the overall leaderboard faced But who has danced their final routine on Strictly series 23? Here’s all you need to know: What did the leaderboard look like in Strictly week 4? It was not a themed week on the iconic BBC competition this time around, after the glitz and Hollywood glamour of movie week seven days ago. However, K-Pop Demon Hunters appeared once more this time in the form of Golden during Ellie and Vito’s couples choice. The Strictly panel of judges cast their eyes over the routines on Saturday night and gave out the scores. It ranged from extreme highs to the lowest score in week four history. The leaderboard after the judges scores, before the public vote was totted up, was as followed for week four: Alex and Johannes - 36Lewis and Katya - 34Amber and Nikita - 33Ellie and Vito - 31George and Alexis - 30Jimmy and Lauren - 29Vicky and Kai - 29Balvinder and Julian - 28Karen and Carlos - 27Harry and Karen - 26Stefan and Dianne - 26Chris and Nadiya - 24La Voix and Aljaž - 14 The score of 14 for La Voix was the worst-ever in week four of Strictly in the show’s history. But the public still had the chance to influence the result . How does the Strictly Come Dancing scoring work in 2025? Once again the scoring is based on a mixture of the scores from the judges and the public vote. These two are combined together to give an overall score and that has been worked out, the celebrities who are the bottom of the table will face the dreaded dance-off. When it comes to the dance-off, the decision to leave is left solely to the judges. However, in a twist for 2025, the head judge does not always have the casting vote - which will separate the two celebrities if the votes are tied after the dance-off. For series 23, the casting vote is being rotated around the panel and for week four Craig Revel Horwood had it. But would he need to use it? Who was in the dance-off in Strictly week 4? The Strictly Come Dancing results show returned tonight (October 19) and it revealed which of the celebs would face the dreaded dance-off. For week four, the bottom two was: Chris Robshaw and Nadiya BychkovaBalvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon It might have come as a shock to viewers with Balvinder being firmly in the middle of the pack during the judges’ scoring. Despite scoring a 14 on Saturday, La Voix clearly charmed the public enough to avoid ending up in the bottom two. But fortunately for the bottom two, they still had a chance to save their spot in the competition. Taking to the ballroom floor once more, the couples performed their routine for week four once more. Chris and Nadiya did a Salsa to Latin Pop sensation Ricky Martin’s Maria. Balvinder and Julian once more performed a paso doble to Diablo Rojo by Rodrigo y Gabriela. Who left Strictly Come Dancing in week 4? After the bottom two had performed their routines once more, the decision on who to save came down to the judges. The panel was split and for the first time this season, the casting vote was required. Motsi Mabuse opted to save Balvinder, before Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke both voted to save Chris. However, Craig Revel Horwood had the casting vote and he used it to save Balvinder Sopal. It meant that former England rugby captain Chris Robshaw was eliminated. He is the third star to leave Strictly series 23. He said: “I’ve loved it, I’ve had an amazing partner, for me, coming onto this journey, I had no confidence. “To be told I had world class qualities on the dancefloor today, even though we have to go home, that’s amazing to hear so thank you very much. It’s given me such confidence.” If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film.

6 days ago

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Task HBO: what time is episode 7 out? US and UK release times explained

Task is set to conclude this weekend. Mark Ruffalo leads the cast of the drama. But when can you expect the season finale? Task is set to conclude its dramatic run on HBO with one more episode. The miniseries is set to air its finale in just a matter of hours. Mark Ruffalo leads the cast of the miniseries, which airs on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic in the UK. It is from the same writer behind the acclaimed show Mare of Easttown from earlier in the decade. Sign up for our brilliant NationalWorld newsletter - in your inbox Mon-Fri. But when is the next episode out and who is in the cast? Here’s all you need to know: What time is Task out on TV? After six weeks of simmering tension and rising stakes, Task is set to come to an end this weekend. The seventh and final episode is set to be broadcast today (October 19) in America. For viewers in the UK and Europe, the last episode will be available tomorrow (October 20). This is due to the difference in time zones. It is set to be broadcast at 9pm ET on HBO on Sunday night, for those in the US. Task’s season finale will be available at 2am British time on Monday. Sky Atlantic will also broadcast the new episodes at 9pm on Monday nights, for those who want a more regular viewing experience. Who is in the cast of Task? The crime drama is set to feature some pretty big names, including of course Marvel favourite Mark Ruffalo. It includes: Mark RuffaloTom PelphreyEmilia JonesJamie McShaneSam KeeleyThuso MbeduFabien FrankelAlison OliverRaúl CastilloSilvia DionicioPhoebe FoxMartha Plimpton What is Task about? From the acclaimed writer of HBO’s 2021 crime series Mare of Easttown, which starred Kate Winslet. Task has also enlisted another big name Hollywood star in the form of Mark Ruffalo. According to Sky: “Set in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man (Tom Pelphrey).” How many episodes will Task have? The show is set to have seven episodes in total, which is the same length as Mare of Easttown. It will be released weekly on both sides of the pond. HBO will be broadcasting the series for American audiences, while it will be out on Sky Atlantic and Now TV in the UK. If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film.

Oct 18, 2025