The nation has fallen silent to mark Armistice Day
The short open-air service led by Legion Scotland National Padre Rev Dr Karen Campbell was followed by the laying of wreaths before the One O'Clock Gun fires at 11am from Edinburgh Castle.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly attended a remembrance service hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.Keir Starmer attends a two-minute silence outside Euston Station.A service at the Armed Forces Memorial in the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire.Poppies in the grounds of Westminster Abbey.Ahead of the service, Mr Cleverly said peace in Europe had been "shattered" by Vladimir Putin.
"Since 1918 we have marked Armistice Day and paid tribute to the brave men and women who have served to give us peace," he said."As we honour the war dead of the past, we also remember Ukraine's fight for freedom today. "The UK stands steadfast with our friends and allies in defence of freedom and democracy in Ukraine and I am proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with an historic ally in Paris today.
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