Remembrance Sunday home and abroad

Remembrance Sunday ceremonies have taken place across the UK and further afield to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the armistice at the end of World War I.

Harry Patch, 110, one of the three remaining World War I veterans who still live in the UK, attended the Remembrance Day service in Wells, Somerset.

A service to remember all the servicemen and women who have lost their lives in past and current armed conflicts was also held at the British War Cemetery in Israel.

Troops on active service in Afghanistan and Iraq also marked the occasion with prayer services and silent reflection.

Politicians from past and present attended the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London's Whitehall.

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance in Edinburgh and said it was a time to "pause for thought".

Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde laid a wreath at the Cenotaph at Belfast City hall on behalf of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

The Queen led the tribute to Britain's war dead in London and was joined by other members of the Royal Family, including Prince Charles and Prince William.

Services were held in various towns and cities throughout the UK. Veteran Alexander Franks, 89, attended the ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield, Staffs.

UK personnel took part in a Remembrance Day parade in Iraq. A service on Tuesday at the Cenotaph in London will mark the exact date of Armistice Day - 11 November 1918.