18 hours ago British backpacker among five dead in Laos after ‘drinking methanol served as free shots’

Simone White, a solicitor from Orpington in Kent, is the fifth tourist to die following the incident in the Vang Vieng area

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20 hours ago Laos: British lawyer, 28, dies in suspected mass poisoning as death toll hits 5

Several people, including Brit lawyer Simone White have died after 14 people were rushed to hospital in Vang Vieng, Laos, with suspected methanol poisoning

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20 hours ago British backpackers poisoned and four dead in Laos after ‘drinking methanol served as free shots’

Simone White and Bethany Clarke have both been named as it emerged that four people have died following an incident in the backpacking hotspot of Vang Vieng in Laos

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25 hours ago Laos methanol poisoning: Four dead and Londoner hospitalised after 'drinking contaminated shots'

Australian national Bianca Jones, 19, was named as among those dead from methanol poisoning

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27 hours ago Four dead and Londoner hospitalised with methanol poisoning after drinking 'free shots' in Laos

Australian national Bianca Jones, 19, was named as among those dead from methanol poisoning

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