The principle of voluntary service represents the common motivation uniting all those working within the Movement: a desire ...

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.

Nigeria is facing multiple humanitarian crises. Millions of people are going hungry and living in poverty. In April 2025, the Nigerian government declared a state of emergency on food security. Over 5 ...

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 ...

Trained Afghan Red Crescent volunteers undertook search and rescue missions following a devastating earthquake late on 31 August 2025. The 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Jalalabad, ...

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 have ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...