This exhibition brings to light the inspiring work of Black humanitarians, both during their service with the overseas branches of the British Red Cross and in the years following independence. This ...

Learn skills to help a baby or child in a first aid emergency Our First Aid skills are simple, easy-to-learn, and suitable for anyone looking to learn first aid and help others in an emergency.

From smallpox to Covid-19, we have played an essential role in vaccination campaigns to prevent diseases and improve public health. Smallpox was a highly infectious and deadly disease that was endemic ...

Explore the effects of heavy rain and flooding while taking part in a science experiment to monitor the weather patterns in your area.

The frequency and intensity of severe weather events in the UK are increasing. Our new report, Water's Edge, shows that the ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from flooding is not ...

Temperatures are predicted to rise into the low 30ºC, according to the Met Office. The UK Health Security Agency issued an amber heat health alert on 11 August 2025. The Met Office have said it’s ...

Several parts of Europe including Greece, Italy, the Canary Islands, Spain, Turkey and Cyprus are dealing with unusually hot weather and heatwaves with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees. Level 3 heat ...

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 ...

More than 50,000 refugees could be made homeless by the end of the year if the Government doesn’t take urgent steps to support them as it clears the asylum backlog, the British Red Cross warns. 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 ...

Thousands of Ukrainian families across the country are facing homelessness this year, new research for the British Red Cross reveals. Three years on from the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, the ...

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 ...