GLASGOW fell silent this morning in honour of the victims of the Manchester bombing.
Offices, shops and transport hubs paused for a minute's silence at 11am to remember the 22 dead and 59 injured in Monday night's atrocity.
Emergency service staff from the British Transport Police lined the concourse at Glasgow Central Station flanked by shop workers, construction staff and ScotRail staff.
Commuters also paused at 11am to stand in solidarity with those killed or injured at the Ariana Grande concert and their families.
There were also moving scenes at Riverside Museum as visitors - including a mum who clutched her two young daughters and a father who bowed his head to the forehead of his little girl - paused to reflect.
At 11am thousands of people across the country bowed their heads for a minute of sombre contemplation, as investigations into the network behind the attack continued.
Crowds gathered at well-known sites in the UK, including London's Parliament and Trafalgar Squares, and Manchester's Albert Square.
The square in Manchester has become a focal point over the last couple of days, with people laying flowers in the centre and coming together for vigils.
Hundreds of people gathered outside Greater Manchester Police headquarters for the minute of silence, with crowds pouring out of nearby buildings to join the officers.
Police officers stationed at suicide bomber Salman Abedi's last known address paused their duties to observe the minute's silence.
Uniformed officers guarding the cordon still in place in Elsmore Road, Fallowfield, removed their caps and helmets at 11am and stood facing away from the property.
Their colleagues in forensic examination suits came out of the semi-detached property to join them in the sweltering sunshine.
Other police forces across the country joined in the act of remembrance - flying flags at half-mast, and gathering outside headquarters in a show of solidarity.
Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins asked those gathered to spend a minute "reflecting" on the events of Monday night.
"Particularly remembering the families of those 22 victims who perished in that terrorist atrocity that we saw here in our great city.
"I'd like you to also think about those that still lie in our hospitals, some very critically injured. Think of them and their families," he said.
He also asked people to reflect on the "great work" of all the emergency services in responding to the attack, hailing their "true professionalism".
He thanked everyone for attending and "showing the community strength that exists" in the area, adding that it sends a message to victims' families that "we are standing here with them".
The silence at GMP HQ began and ended with a whistle, with the crowds applauding before they walked back to their offices.
Outside the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, where medics fought through the night to save victims, staff stood together for a moment's silence before breaking into spontaneous applause.
Inside, doctors and nurses paused their duties and stood on balconies overlooking the main reception.
The Queen arrived at the scene minutes later to visit those injured in the attack.
Other acts of remembrance across the UK included court proceedings being paused with judges, jurors, lawyers and defendants standing in silence as a mark of respect.
Council workers gathered on the steps of South Shields Town Hall for the minute's silence.
Dozens of them joined local people out shopping for the tribute to the dead, including teenagers Liam Curry and his girlfriend Chloe Rutherford.
At the end of the silence, Mayor Olive Punchion carried a large floral tribute and placed it alongside others left by locals in front of the town hall.
One note read: "We never met. Our loss."
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