Police have arrested the owner of a factory near Vientiane, Laos, after being identified as the source of methanol-poisoned alcohol that killed six foreign tourists. The manufacturing facility, which produced Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whiskey,

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.

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 the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng when she became seriously unwell after accepting a shot of alcohol.