THE FUSE

The UK has fallen silent to mark Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War One.

The two-minute silence took place to mark the end of the war and to remember those who have died in conflicts.

Ceremonies took place at the Cenotaph in London, the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, and across the UK.

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting laid a wreath at the Cenotaph memorial, which was also attended by senior military figures, schoolchildren and cadets.

People also paid tribute to fallen soldiers at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of World War One as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11:00 on 11 November 1918.

Commemorations have also been taking across Europe on Wednesday. In Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron attended a ceremony during which a wreath was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

In Seaham, County Durham, Joe Walker, who was in the Royal Artillery, laid a wreath at The Tommy statue, officially named 1101, on the seafront

Members of the UK Armed Forces are among those at the Armistice Day ceremony at the Cenotaph in central London