73 minutes 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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5 hours ago An idyllic paradise turned to tragedy: How the backpacking dream became a nightmare with six dead in Laos party town

A dark cloud now looms over the backpacking hotspot of Vang Vieng after Australian teenagers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones and British lawyer Simone White died from suspected alcohol poisoning

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5 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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6 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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6 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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6 hours ago Laos methanol poisoning: Brit lawyer who died after drinking 'poisoned shots' had 'spark for life'

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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7 hours ago Laos methanol poisonings latest: Parents of British tourist killed 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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10 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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10 hours ago What is methanol poisoning? Six dead after suspected mass poisoning in Laos

The tourists became severely ill after reportedly drinking tainted alcohol in the backpacking hotspot of Vang Vieng

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