Crowbarring ourselves out of bed in the morning is proving increasingly difficult now that sunrise takes place a lot later, and the pain is only going to intensify when the clocks go backwards next week.
However, while we can't control the weather, there are ways to lessen the pain and wake up refreshed rather than whacking the snooze button. We asked sleep expert John Bramm from Octapsring for his top tips.
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