85 minutes ago The hidden gem fishing village named the Canary Island’s best holiday resort

It beat holiday hotspots like Los Cristianos in Tenerife and Playa del Ingles in Gran Canaria

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4 hours ago Laos methanol poisoning: Teen was 'living her best life' before being served 'poisoned shots'

Six people have so far died after the methanol poisoning in Vng Vieng, Laos, including Brit Simone White, an American, two Danish tourists and Australians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles

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4 hours ago Travel blogger 'in shock' over Laos backpacker deaths after hostel she recommended for being 'cheap, sociable and offers free alcohol' is revealed as the site of methanol poisoning

A travel blogger has expressed her shock after six backpackers, including 28-year-old British lawyer Simone White, died from suspected methanol poisoning at a Laos hostel she had promoted.

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4 hours ago Inside Laos' substance problem as 20p meth tablets 'cheaper than beer'

South East Asian country Laos has currently got all eyes on it after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from 'fake booze' - but it also seems like they've got a massive meth problem too as pills cost 20p

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6 hours ago Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a backpacker party town. What went wrong in Laos?

As authorities detain a hostel owner in Vang Vieng, expert says the recent deaths are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’Vang Vieng is an unlikely party hub.Surrounded by striking limestone mountains and caves in central Laos, it morphed from a small farming town to a hedonistic party hub in the early 2000s. Enticed by boozy tubing experiences, throngs of twentysomething backpackers cemented its spot on south-east Asia’s famed backpacker trail. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Chemistry expert on methanol poisoning after sixth Laos ‘tainted shots’ death ...The Standard podcast

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8 hours ago Family ‘devastated’ after British lawyer Simone White’s Laos methanol death

Ms White has been remembered as a ‘beautiful, kind and loving daughter’ who had the ‘most wonderful energy‘

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9 hours ago Simone White: Parents of London lawyer who died in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos pay tribute

The parents of British lawyer Simone White who died from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos have described her as a “beautiful, kind and loving daughter”.

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9 hours ago Laos methanol poisonings latest: Parents of killed British tourist pay tribute to ‘beautiful daughter’

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

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