62 minutes ago What is methanol, symptoms of methanol poisoning and how can tourists avoid it after Laos deaths?

Foreign Office advises tourists how to avoid alcohol that may be accidentally toxic or may be counterfeit

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67 minutes ago Laos methanol poisonings latest: Sixth tourist dies as police detain hostel owners over ‘tainted alcohol’

Holly Bowles was taken to a Thai hospital after consuming ‘tainted’ alcohol shots in the backpacking hotspot of Vang Vieng

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1 hour ago Laos poisonings: Sixth tourist dies after drinking 'tainted shots' as hostel manager detained

Six tourists, including Simone White from Orpington, are thought to have died after ingesting tainted alcohol

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1 hour ago 6 tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What is it and why was it in drinks?

Two Australian teenagers and a British woman have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos

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2 hours ago British lawyer among six to die in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

As well as Simone White, two Danes, an American and two Australians have died after incident in town popular with backpackersA British lawyer is among six people to have died in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos.The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said it was “supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Laos, and we are in contact with the local authorities”. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Police 'detain hostel owner' at centre of 'methanol poisonings' in Laos after five backpackers including British lawyer, 28, die from 'drinking toxic shots'

The hostel owner at the centre of alleged methanol poisonings in Laos which has led to the death of six people has reportedly been detained by police.

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2 hours ago Manager and owner of Laos hostel at centre of fatal methanol poisonings detained

Five tourists, including Simone White from Orpington, are thought to have died after ingesting tainted alcohol

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2 hours ago What is methanol, what are the symptoms of methanol poisoning and how can tourists avoid it after Laos deaths?

Foreign Office advises tourists how to avoid alcohol that may be accidentally toxic or may be counterfeit

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2 hours ago Hostel owner arrested over deaths of five tourists including Brit in poisoning

British lawyer Simone White, 28, died on Thursday after drinking shots laced with methanol and became the fifth victim in backpacker town in Laos.

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3 hours ago Police detain owner of Laos hostel after tourists became ill and died following suspected methanol poisoning

Officer at Vang Vieng’s tourism police says manager and owner of Nana backpacker hostel taken for questioning, but no charges laidLao police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel where two teenage Australian tourists stayed who were poisoned by tainted alcohol, one fatally, in a case that appears to have claimed the lives of at least five people. An officer at Vang Vieng’s tourism police office, who refused to give his name, told the Associated Press on Friday that a “number of people” had been detained in the case but that no charges had been filed. Staff at the Nana backpacker hostel, which was still operating but not accepting new guests, confirmed that the manager and owner were among those taken in for questioning. Tourist police offices are common in south-east Asia and ...

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