SILENCE fell across Scotland yesterday as the nation stopped to remember those who gave their lives for their country.

Events were held to across the country to mark Remembrance Day at 11am yesterday.

As reported in late editions of yesterday's Evening Times, around 100 people gathered at the city's George Square, to observe two minutes of silence in honour of those killed in wars around the world.

The anniversary of the First World War Armistice - signed 95 years ago - was marked across the UK .

Ceremonies have taken place at military bases, town halls, churches, and schools.

Ex-servicemen and women paid their respects at Central Station.

A polished black granite memorial, dedicated to railway staff who died in conflicts, was unveiled by veterans during the station's commemorative service.

The new stone sits beneath the bronze memorial to the Great War at the Gordon Street entrance.

It was designed by Professor Dugald Cameron, a former head of the Glasgow School of Art. David Simpson, Network Rail's route managing director for Scotland, said: "We are very proud to have the new memorial in the station.

"It provides an understated, yet poignant, reminder of the sacrifices our predecessors in the railway industry have made and shows that they will always be remembered."

Meanwhile, thousands of workers in offices and shops across Scotland fell silent in tribute to our fallen heroes.

At George Square, Glaswegians, young and old, turned out to pay their respects with Lord Provost Sadie Docherty and council leader Gordon Matheson.

Around 100 people gathered at the Cenotaph, outside the City Chambers, in George Square yesterday morning.

The Lord Provost, in her role as Lord Lieutenant, paid tribute to those who gave their lives.

After the ceremonial flags were lowered and the two-minute silence had been observed, she said: "When you go home, tell them of us and say 'For your tomorrow, we gave our today'."

The annual event at 11am marked the exact time when the First World War came to end in 1918.

On Remembrance Sunday, Scottish Conservative and Labour party leaders Ruth Davidson and Johann Lamont attended the service at George Square.

Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was one of many who laid wreaths at the Cenotaph.

Ceremonies of remembrance took place throughout Britain and 4000 people were in Trafalgar Square to observe the silence.

Organised by the Royal British Legion, The Silence in the Square brought workers out of nearby buildings to stand under an overcast sky in memory of the fallen.

Other services held in the capital included one at the Lloyd's of London market in the City, attended by the Chelsea Pensioners.

The last surviving First World War widow, Dorothy Ellis, was among the guests at the Armed Forces Memorial in Staffordshire.

Meanwhile, the Duke of Edinburgh visited Belgium, scene of some of the First World War's deadliest battles.

rebecca.gray@eveningtimes.co.uk