This page is available in Welsh (Cymraeg). Flooding can pose a danger to yourself, your family, and your property. Millions of people in the UK live and work in areas at risk of flooding. Some people ...

A guide to supporting your primary pupils and talking to them about distressing events in the news. How can primary teachers support children when shocking and distressing events appear in the news?

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 ...

A Red Cross nurse deployed to Gaza speaks about her time working at the field hospital in Rafah. Learn more about the ...

On 10 September 2023, unprecedented flooding in Libya was caused by Storm Daniel and the collapse of two dams near the city of Derna. Five thousand people are believed to have died, with a further ...

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.

In this report, we evidence that high intensity use of A&E is fundamentally a health inequalities issue. Our new report, Nowhere else to turn: exploring high intensity use of accident and emergency ...

Get help from the British Red Cross. We’re here to provide practical, local and emotional support – whoever and wherever you are. Our humanitarian movement helps people most in need in the UK and 190 ...

With hundreds of thousands facing extreme hunger and famine, and children suffering from severe malnutrition, urgent action is needed in Gaza. Learn what’s happening on the ground, how the Red Cross ...

This page is available in other languages. The British Red Cross is the UK's largest independent provider of services and support for refugees and people seeking asylum. We help refugees from all ...

Whether you donate to a cause or donate your time, your support helps our emergency responders be there for everyone, everywhere. Humanity is at the heart of what we do. We couldn't provide our ...

Learn about heatwaves in the UK, how to cope with extended periods of hot weather as well as tips for first aid and other heatwave advice. Heatwaves are extreme weather events and, because of climate ...