Britain will unite in quiet contemplation today as Remembrance Sunday services are held in tribute to members of the armed forces who have died in major conflicts. The Queen will take part in a service at Whitehall's Cenotaph.
British soldiers in the Helmand province of Afghanistan have paid tribute to military and civilian servicemen and women killed in conflict, to mark Remembrance Sunday.
Mark Whincup, 50, was well known in North Wales for his magic displays at children's parties and pantomime appearances.
A Royal Navy helicopter has been scrambled to rescue an unconscious toddler, snowed in at a remote farmhouse.
Dippy the Diplodocus now has his own Twitter account as fans fight to keep him in the main hall of the National History Museum.