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24 February 2022

The British Red Cross launched an emergency fundraising appeal in response to the intensification of fighting in Ukraine, which threatens loss of life.

20 January 2022

Statement from British Red Cross regarding cyberattack against computer servers hosting information held by ICRC detected on 18th January 2022.

31 December 2021

Norman McKinley, from East Belfast, has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire Medal (MBE) in the New Year Honours List 2022 for his work with the British Red Cross.

31 December 2021

David Peppiatt, from Hampton, has been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire Medal (OBE) in the New Year Honours List 2022 for 25 years service with the British Red Cross.

31 December 2021

Two senior staff members at the British Red Cross have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List 2022 for clocking up almost 50 years’ service between them.

22 November 2021

Vulnerable people are turning to A&E because they feel they have nowhere else to turn, according to new research from the British Red Cross – which reveals some people attend A&E over 300 times a year.

08 November 2021

The British Red Cross has today (8th November 2021) announced the appointment of Elizabeth Padmore as the new chair of its Board of Trustees, from 1st January 2022.

29 July 2021

The British Red Cross has warned today that there is a dangerous perception gap in the UK when it comes to the public’s awareness of the risk of heat.

29 July 2021

As part of the plan to build Scotland’s recovery from the pandemic, the British Red Cross has been awarded £100,000 from the Scottish Government to tackle isolation and loneliness.

20 June 2021

British and the French Red Cross have united to call for increased understanding and compassion for refugees - and to highlight the desperate journeys often made by those seeking safety in the UK.