Five plaques commemorating fallen soldiers from both the First and Second World Wars were ripped from the memorial at Philips Cemetery in Bradford, east Manchester.

It is feared the 6ft-high panels will be sold for scrap. They could be sold for just £200 each, but will cost £10,000 to replace all five.

Source: Manchester Evening News 5/11/08

If the culprits are ever apprehended, perhaps they ought to be sent to a war zone, without a flak jacket.

Ceremonies have taken place across the UK today to remember the servicemen and women who lost their lives in all past and current armed conflicts. The Queen led Remembrance Sunday tributes at the Cenotaph in London’s Whitehall before thousands of veterans marched past the monument.