Drinking even shop-bought, previously sealed spirits in popular gap year destinations is like “Russian roulette”, a ...

Amanda Dennis, a family representative for Simone White, said the risk of methanol poisoning is “just not known” by many ...

Amanda Dennis, a family representative for former Newcastle University student Simone White, said the risk of methanol ...

Ashley King, now 33, tells PEOPLE how she was poisoned by a fruity cocktail containing methanol, which caused her to go blind ...

Travelers have been warned to avoid unsealed drinks abroad after methanol poisoning cases allegedly cause blindness and death ...

Asia, which has been praised easy approach to life, can become not only the most beautiful adventure of a lifetime, but also ...

Police in Laos have previously detained several people in connection with the deaths of six people who are believed to have been poisoned.

Calum Macdonald and the families of three people who died in South East Asia call on the Foreign Office for clearer travel ...

Founder of the Simone White Methanol Awareness campaign and a survivor of methanol poisoning says that the UK Parliamentary petition has succeeded in driving ...

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 ...

The 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.