Despite being synonymous with lighthearted fun and the start of the summer cookout season, Memorial Day is also a lot more ...

raising more than £106,000 to help WW1 veterans with housing and jobs. What do the different colour poppies mean – and why do some people choose not to wear one? While the red poppy ...

Fiona Stafford, Professor of Literature, reflects on the wild, red poppy and WW1. 1. Poppies grow easily in poor soil and disturbed land. 2. As the battlefields were churned up, poppies grew back ...

A colourised image shows German POWs mending a road during WW1 He added ... Many show their respect by wearing a red poppy in honour of the armed forces. The wearing of the poppy is often ...