Communities across Scotland fell silent in remembrance of those who have lost their lives in conflicts across the world. In Edinburgh, First Minister John Swinney was joined by veterans and the city’s lord provost in laying a wreath at the stone of remembrance outside the city chambers.

Cities, towns and villages across the West Country fell silent this morning to mark Remembrance Sunday. Parades, church services and wreath laying ceremonies took place all over the region, with a two-minute silence held at 11:00 GMT.

Veterans and military personnel lined George Square as Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, alongside Glasgow's Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren and others, lay poppy wreaths at the Square's cenotaph.

Thousands of people across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire fell silent earlier to mark Remembrance Sunday. Organisers of an event in Goole in East Yorkshire said about 2,000 people attended, adding the event had grown each year.

King Charles, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch were among those who laid wreaths at the Cenotaph in London.

Dignitaries attend a parade and national commemoration in Cardiff, with other services elsewhere.

SERVICE personnel and veterans from across Dorset gathered at memorials on Remembrance Sunday. Bournemouth fell silent as hundreds gathered at the Cenotaph in the Central Gardens to pay their respects to the men and women who lost their lives in conflict.