74 minutes ago The holidaymakers dying from killer cocktails: How at least 10 travellers have died over 13 years after consuming toxic alcohol while on trips

Holidaymakers on once-in-a-lifetime trips to southeast Asia risk being killed or left permanently disabled after inadvertently drinking liquor containing the deadly chemical methanol.

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2 hours ago Laos tourists speak out over fears of methanol poisoning after six die

Laostourists have spoken of their fears after six people have died from suspected alcohol poisoning in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.

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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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4 hours ago Heartbreak of the father living every parent's worst nightmare as his daughter dies in Laos: Teenager, 19, becomes the sixth to die after 'drink laced with methanol'

Holly Bowles, 19, from Melbourne, became the sixth person to die after more than a dozen tourists were left needing hospital treatment.

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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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6 hours 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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6 hours ago Sixth tourist dies in Laos after 'toxic vodka shots' as hostel owner arrested

The family of 19-year-old Australian teenager Holly Bowles confirmed she had died in hospital in Bangkok on Friday, surrounded by her loved ones.

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6 hours ago Laos hostel bosses detained after British backpacker becomes fifth to die in suspected methanol poisoning

Simone White one of five people dead following poisoning incident in backpacking hotspot of Vang Vieng

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7 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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