Summer Solstice today, so I believe.

To try and avoid all the football chat, I am tending to watch the ITV
Evening News at 6pm (at least it is still full length!). On their
weather forecast tonight, the rather pretty presenter said something
along the lines of "Today some of us will experience 16 hours of daylight."

Huh??? Here in Northampton (coincidently in the middle of England)
sunrise was at 0442, sunset 2129, giving a day length of 16 hours 47
minutes. So who exactly are the "some of us"? As a comparison, figures
for Lerwick in the Shetland Islands (they are part of the UK, aren't
they, and so "some of us") are 0338, 2234, 18 hours 56 minutes.

I know with the footy on at the moment most of the broadcasters think we
should all be English for now, but is it really fair that English time
should be forced on the other 3 nations of this country of ours.

Anyway, what is the exact definition of "daylight hours"?

jim, Northampton