James Reynolds

1 month ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Sabrina Penty |Natasha Anderson |Elena Salvoni |James Reynolds

More than 153 people have been confirmed dead in the most powerful earthquake to strike Thailand in nearly 200 years, with officials warning that thousands of people are feared dead. At least 144 people were killed and 732 injured in war-torn Myanmar by the powerful 7.7 magnitude quake which struck near the city of Mandalay this morning. At least 10 people died Bangkok, where a high-rise under construction collapsed.

1 month ago | thisismoney.co.uk | James Reynolds |Taryn Pedler

A survivor of the Egypt submarine tragedy has claimed the vessel began to dive with its hatches still open, leaving tourists to scramble out themselves as it took on water. Elena Boldareva and her husband swam out of the Sindbad tourist submersible as it began to sink at its landing pontoon, off the coast of Hurghada, this morning. Her daughter and mother were taken to hospital, among the 39 rescued. Six people have died, and at least one child is still in serious condition.

1 month ago | thisismoney.co.uk | James Reynolds |Peter Allen |Peter Van Allen

Detectives investigating the death of French toddler Émile Soleil have revealed horrific details today of how they believe the toddler died as they issued a series of bombshell developments in the case. Prosecutor Jean-Luc Bachon told reporters that his team was still exploring the likelihood Émile was attacked by a 'third party' when he vanished in July 2023. He said scars found on the skull recovered last March were 'suggestive of violent facial trauma'.

Jan 23, 2025 | thisismoney.co.uk | James Reynolds |Will Stewart

Vladimir Putin's propaganda mouthpieces reacted with fury to Donald Trump's ultimatum urging the dictator to 'end-the-war', while stopping short of threatening the U.S. directly - and turning their ire towards London instead. Andrey Gurulev, a pro-Putin MP and retired Lieutenant General, and Vladimir Solovyov spoke on state TV to call for a nuclear attack on London, or a massive atomic bomb test on the remote Arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya.

Jan 20, 2025 | thisismoney.co.uk | Will Stewart |James Reynolds

Horrific footage shows how Vladimir Putin's uniformed thugs force wounded soldiers to return to the war with brutal beatings and threats of rape. Video shows a military police officer beating a traumatised soldier with a truncheon before tasing him with a stun gun in the Russian region of Tuva. The thug, nicknamed 'Mad', is seen torturing injured personnel ostensibly in an effort to get them to return to the Ukrainian frontlines.