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Dartford MP Jim Dickson calls on schools to teach dangers of methanol poisoning after death of lawyer Simone White in Laos
An MP is calling for the dangers of methanol poisoning to be put on the school curriculum after the tragic death of a young woman.
Best Friend of Woman Who Died of Suspected Methanol Poisoning in Laos Describes Her Final Days: 'Gasping for Air'
The best friend of a woman who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos is opening up about her final moments in an ...
Methanol poisoning: Why travellers are at risk, and how to reduce the dangers
Beverley Tompkins, travel health nurse for Nomad Travel has written an excellent blog on the dangers of methanol, which says: ...
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Former football club of Laos poisoning victims Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles hold emotional memorial match
The parents of the two Melbourne teenagers who died in a mass methanol poisoning event in Laos last year say charges recommended for people linked to the event fall short of their expectations. The ...
‘They left us way too soon’: Footy club honours Laos poisoning victims Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones
Beaumaris Football Club, where Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones played in a premiership in 2022, has celebrated their lives.
'Our Simone died after drinking free holiday shots'
Twenty-eight-year-old Simone White, from Orpington, died in 2024 along with five others after consuming free shots they were ...
Families of Laos backpackers killed by ‘methanol-laced shots’ slam ‘appalling’ weak charges finally brought by cops
THE families of two Aussie girls who died from suspected methanol poisoning during a backpacking trip to Laos have slammed ...
Bethany Clarke whose best friend died of methanol poisoning in Laos weighs in on ‘appalling’ twist
Bethany Clarke, the best friend of UK lawyer Simone White — who died in the same Laos methanol poisoning incident that killed Australian teenagers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones — says there is only ...
Restaurant owner admits he 'chopped up and cooked man's body with a butcher's knife'
Philippe Schneider, 69, will stand trial this week for allegedly killing Georges Meichler in 2023, with the accused murderer ...
Laos backpacker families slam cops as ‘appalling’ charges finally laid over tourists killed in alcohol poisoning
THE families of two Aussie girls who died from suspected methanol poisoning during a backpacking trip to Laos have slammed the cops over “appalling” charges. Bianca Jones and ...
Families of methanol poisoning victims 'insulted' over lack of response from Laos authorities
Grieving Australian families feel 'insulted' by silence around the death of two teens in Laos last year. Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles died alongside four others staying at Nana Backpackers hostel - ...