We offer courses for people at work, parents and anyone who wants to learn the simple skills needed to help in a first aid emergency. If you're not sure where to start, call 0344 871 8000 to talk to ...

The British Red Cross has been helping millions of people in the UK and around the world get the support they need when crisis strikes.

Read our full statement on slavery and human trafficking. As a humanitarian organisation, our aim is to always prevent and alleviate human suffering in the UK and throughout the world, to protect life ...

This website is provided and operated by The British Red Cross Society, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908; registered as a charity in England and Wales (220949), Scotland (SC037738), Jersey (430) and ...

Since the devastating attacks in Israel on 7 October 2023, and the escalation of conflict in Gaza, we have seen a surge in fighting in Lebanon, the West Bank and Yemen. This has led to an increase in ...

It has been one year since the attacks in Israel and the escalation of the conflict which has caused a devastating humanitarian crisis. On 7 October 2023, 1,195 people were killed in Israel and 251 ...

The humanitarian situation in Gaza, and particularly Rafah, grows more desperate by the day. Aid routes close and reopen, but the people of Gaza cannot wait. The UN states that more than 1 million ...

When a major emergency occurs overseas, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) brings together 15 UK charities – the British Red Cross included – to raise funds for an effective, coordinated response ...

Born in Norfolk in December 1865, Edith Cavell was the eldest of four children. Her father was vicar at Swardeston, a village near Norwich where she grew up. Educated in the UK, Cavell spent five ...

Use this free teaching resource to explore the impact on families displaced and separated by conflict, based on the ongoing conflict in Lebanon. Since the attacks in Israel in October 2023, and the ...