There have been more arrests over the methanol poisoning deaths of two young Australians in Laos. Eight Vietnamese staff members from the Nana Backpackers hostel in the tourist town of Vang Vieng were arrested last week and the hostel was shut down.

The mother of a British lawyer who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos has described her race from the UK to be by her daughter’s side as she underwent brain surgery.

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The mother of a British lawyer who died after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol in Laos has revealed the “horrendous” 16-hour journey she made to be at her bedside. Simone White, 28, from Orpington,

A factory owner has been arrested by police in a major breakthrough in the mass methanol poisoning in Laos that left six backpackers dead.

Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos. Most of these incidents occur in Asia, according to Doctors Without Borders.

T he death of six tourists visiting Laos is suspected to be the result of mass methanol poisoning, after all are believed to have consumed alcoholic drinks tainted with the toxic substance. With officials issuing fresh warnings about the dangers of ingesting methanol, here’s what you should know about what it is and how it affects the body.

"If it can happen to her, it can happen to anybody", the mother of British lawyer Simone White, who died in a suspected poisoning in Laos, has warned. The 28-year-old, from Orpington, south-east London,

The mother of a London lawyer who died after drinking contaminated vodka while travelling in Laos has recalled her “horrendous” journey to be at her daughter’s bedside. Simone White, 28, had been backpacking with two childhood friends at Nana Backpackers Hotel in Vang Vieng when she became seriously unwell after accepting a shot of alcohol,

Poisoned British lawyer’s mother made 16-hour journey to be at her bedside - Simone White died after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol in Laos.