The prime minister was in Paris, while Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh led events at the National Memorial Arboretum.

Sir Keir Starmer said he was honoured to pay tribute to the fallen of the First World War alongside Emmanuel Macron.

People from across the borough observed a two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day outside Blackburn Town Hall. Services commemorating Remembrance Sunday were held over the weekend in Blackburn and Darwen to remember those in our armed forces who have fallen in past and current wars.

Remembrance ceremonies have been held across the South East to mark Armistice Day. The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11:00 GMT on 11 November, 1918. The Armistice ceremonies across the UK and Europe followed events on Remembrance Sunday.

Scotland has fallen silent to honour those who have died in conflicts around the world on Armistice Day. The traditional 11 November two-minute period of remembrance took place at 11:00 on across the country. The day is commemorated every year to mark the signing of the armistice between the Allies and Germany in 1918.

A two-minute silence for Armistice Day has been disrupted by a protester. The woman shouted shortly after 11:00 GMT at Forbury Gardens in Reading, seemingly about the conflict in Gaza. A video filmed by a BBC crew shows her holding a placard that a man wrestled out of her hands before she addressed the crowd.