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Across the UK, poppies are worn each year to mark Remembrance events and commemorate those who lost their lives in two world wars and other conflicts. Events and services take place around ...

With that appearance comes an example of how we should be wearing our poppies, a means of remembering those who died at war and to raise funds to support surviving veterans. It is a tradition in ...

“This is the first time I haven’t bought a poppy as an adult, because I just feel like it is sending a message I don’t really want to send,” says Sophie*, 33, a writer from London.

The White Poppy symbolises the belief that there are better ways to resolve conflicts and embodies values that reject killing fellow human beings for whatever reason (Nankai/Wikimedia Commons ...

A poppy display in a church on Bodmin Moor featuring red, white, purple and black flowers is highlighting what the different colours mean in commemorating people who fought and died in conflicts ...

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