The Red Cross is appealing for support to meet people’s urgent needs. One week on since Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, causing widespread destruction to the island and across the Caribbean, the ...

Online volunteering with the British Red Cross. Explore remote volunteer opportunities you can do from home in the UK.

People in crisis need your help. Your charity donation will change lives in the UK and around the world. We help people in crisis in the UK and around the world. Support us by donating to a specific ...

How can primary teachers support children when shocking and distressing events appear in the news? There are no easy answers, but understanding, observation and compassion are important. This resource ...

Meningitis is an illness where the linings that surround the brain and spinal cord swell up. It can be caused by bacteria or viruses, and can happen to anyone at any age. Do not wait for all the ...

On 28 March 2025, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar at approximately 1:10pm local time, its epicentre located 17 kilometres southeast of Mandalay. The Sagaing and Mandalay regions were ...

On 8 September 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco, causing widespread destruction. Thousands of people lost their lives and many more lost livelihoods, homes and loved ones. Moroccan Red ...

Responding to the Government's plans to end the use of hotels for people seeking asylum by the end of this Parliament, Mubeen Bhutta, Director of Policy for the British Red Cross, said: 'Housing ...

The British Red Cross has launched an emergency fundraising appeal in response to two devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Reports are emerging that more than a thousand people have died, with ...

Home workers are no more likely to experience loneliness than those working onsite, according to a new report by the British Red Cross and Campaign to End Loneliness. New research commissioned by the ...

The British Red Cross has today announced the appointment of Béatrice Butsana-Sita as its new CEO. Béatrice will join the organisation in November and brings a wealth of experience and commercial ...

Vulnerable people are turning to A&E because they feel they have nowhere else to turn, according to new research from the British Red Cross – which reveals some people attend A&E over 300 times a year ...