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Online volunteering with the British Red Cross

Online volunteering with the British Red Cross. Explore remote volunteer opportunities you can do from home in the UK.
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‘Storm of the century’ continues its deadly path across the Americas after it caused unprecedented catastrophe in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a category 5 hurricane, making Melissa the most powerful storm of 2025, and the first hurricane of this kind to hit Jamaica in known history. It brought ...
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British Red Cross launches new Humanitarian Education Programme

New British Red Cross Humanitarian Education Programme helps educators talk about global crises and teach life-saving skills with confidence. This October, the British Red Cross is launching a ...
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Hope Street

This year, the British Red Cross unveiled Hope Street, a two-day immersive installation at Battersea Power Station. Visitors explored five doors, each revealing a true story of resilience from ...
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Libya floods 2023: tsunami-like floods cause a devastating humanitarian disaster

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 ...
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Red Cross responds to Afghanistan earthquake

The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) is responding to help people affected by a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake, which struck southeastern Afghanistan late on Sunday, 31 August. The Red Crescent ...
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Coldplay Wembley Stadium tickets giveaway to support British Red Cross appeals

The British Red Cross is excited to announce that Coldplay have very kindly donated 60 VIP box tickets for their sold-out Music of the Spheres World Tour shows at Wembley Stadium in London. 5 pairs of ...
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Amr's story: "Every day I navigate through destruction and fear"

Amr Ali, his wife and children, 7-year-old Adam and 3-year-old Maria, have been displaced five times since hostilities escalated in Gaza in October 2023. Alongside nearly 2 million other displaced ...
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British Red Cross responds to the government's NHS 10-year plan

“We welcome the focus on health inequalities and neighbourhood health centres. Our teams see first-hand how wider social factors affect people's health. We have taken people home from hospital to ...
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Israel-Iran: British Red Cross deeply concerned by escalation of violence

Magen David Adom in Israel and the Iranian Red Crescent Society are helping people caught up in hostilities in the region. In recent days, civilians have been caught up in hostilities, with around 500 ...
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British Red Cross caseworker from Middlesex awarded MBE in Kings Birthday Honours

A British Red Cross caseworker, who is thought to have helped reunite more than 1,450 people who have been separated from their loved ones, has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Mr ...
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British Red Cross statement on plans to end the use of hotels for people seeking asylum

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 ...