SIMONE White is the fifth tourist to have passed away after allegedly drinking free shots laced with deadly methanol during a holiday in Laos.  The British lawyer was among several

Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol, according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corp.  Tourists reported illnesses after consuming alcohol in the town of Vang Vieng,

Eight staff members at Laos hostel arrested over 'tainted shot' tourist deaths - All six victims were staying at the NANA Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng - a popular tourist spot

A British lawyer has died after a suspected methanol poisoning that is thought to have killed four others in Laos, south-east Asia. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, south-east London, was among a number of people taken to hospital following the incident in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.

As many as 100 tourists took shots in the bar of a Laos backpackers hostel just hours before several fell ill and six died including Brit lawyer Simone White. Police have launched a probe and are

A British lawyer who died of suspected methanol poisoning in a backpacker town in northern Laos was a “beautiful, kind and loving daughter”, her parents said on Friday.

Ms White among six to die after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol in the backpacking hotspot Vang Vieng

A British woman has died and her friend is ill after having a drink allegedly containing methanol while on holiday in Laos.

The suspected mass poisoning of six tourists in Laos last week has sent shockwaves through the backpacker scene, and highlighted Southeast Asia's problem with tainted alcohol. A Briton, two Australians,