Remembrance Day – also known ... While the red poppy, the symbol of remembrance, is most common, people can choose to wear alternative poppies. Black poppies represent the contribution of ...

The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent symbol of our remembrance of the sacrifices made in past wars? Scarlet corn ...

Wrexham captain James McClean stood separately to his team-mates and refused to wear a poppy as the club observed a minute’s silence for Remembrance ... their shirts or black armband with ...