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Nation 'warming' to remembrance

Armistice Day is an opportunity for the country to remember and honour the dead of the First World War.

The two-minute silence has been part of the tradition for 90 years, but continued British deaths in Afghanistan will make today's occasion more poignant.

Today presenter Justin Webb examines whether the mood of Armistice Day has changed.

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