Poppy Appeal: What do white, red, black and purple poppies mean?

With Remembrance Day a little over two weeks away, poppy sellers will be back out on the streets and outside stations.

The traditional poppy colour is red due to the colours seen cropping up on the frontline during the First World War.

They were sold to raise money for veterans or those impacted by the battle that had raged for four years across Europe and other spots across the world.