25 minutes ago Brother of British lawyer who died after 'drinking toxic shot' in Laos 'mass poisoning' pays heartbreaking tribute to 'brilliant sister'

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, is among six people who have died in connection with suspected methanol poisoning.

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3 hours ago Brit backpackers issued Laos travel advice update after mass 'vodka' poisoning kills six

There is now a warning in place specifically advising Brits to be vigilant when buying drinks in the country, following the sixth victim of the methanol poisonings has died

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5 hours 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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7 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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7 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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24 hours ago British lawyer, 28, dies after Laos methanol poisoning: Backpacker becomes fifth holidaymaker to die after drinking 'methanol

Simone White, 28, from Orpington in Kent, had been gravely ill in hospital before her death was announced by officials today.

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24 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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27 hours ago Moment 'poisoned' backpacker is rushed to hospital in Laos after drinking deadly 'free shots'

This is the moment a moped driver rushed to the rescue of a 'methanol-poisoning' victim and transported her to hospital following a spate of terrifying incidents in Laos.

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