A BRITISH lawyer has died after apparently being poisoned by a drink laced with methanol while holidaying in Laos. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, is the fifth tourist to have tragically

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,

Workers at a backpackers hostel in Laos have been arrested after six tourists, including a British woman, died from suspected methanol poisoning.

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

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

Police in Laos have arrested eight people over the suspected mass methanol poisoning which killed six foreign tourists in backpacking hotspot 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 woman has died and her friend is ill after having a drink allegedly containing methanol while on holiday in Laos.

The NHS warns that as little as 4ml of methanol can cause hallucinations and blindness. Half an hour to two hours after consuming methanol symptoms include drowsiness, confusion and irritability. Later symptoms include dizziness, vomiting, severe abdominal pain and diarrhoea.

A young British lawyer has become the latest tourist to die from a suspected mass poisoning in South-East Asia, as the death toll climbs to five people dead.

A New Zealander who had fallen ill from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos has now returned home, authorities have confirmed. No other details were given about the tourist, who is among several that fell sick or died in recent weeks after consuming what may have been tainted drinks in Laos.