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Laos methanol poisoning survivor calls for change
A British woman who survived a methanol poisoning that killed her best friend along with five others, including two ...
My best friend died and I barely survived after we were both poisoned by methanol in Laos - this is the terrifying moment we both realised what was wrong
Bethany Clarke (left) and poison victim Simone White (right), from Orpington in south-east London, were on a night out in ...
Methanol poisoning survivor’s call for change
A British woman who survived a methanol poisoning in Laos that killed two Australians is pushing for more education about the ...
I was having the time of my life on a backpacking trip across Asia — until my friend was killed with bootleg alcohol
The best friend of a British woman who died after drinking bootleg alcohol abroad has told of the terrifying moment they ...
Brit's warning as best friend dies after horror holiday night-out
Simone White, 28, was travelling in Laos with her best friend, Bethany Clarke, when she died after drinking what turned out ...
Making pour choices: how alcohol could affect your travel insurance
In March 2025, the Australian Government's Smartraveller launched a campaign to raise awareness and educate Australians of ...
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Bethany Clarke opens up about final moments with best friend Simone White before horror death in Laos
“I don’t know whether I was already starting to get the fatigue [of the methanol poisoning] or whether it was jet lag, but I decided to go to bed and the others went on to an Irish ba ...
Police share CCTV of fatal Ambarvale shooting
Police have released CCTV of the moment a Sydney grandmother was killed in a drive-by shooting last month. Three men are on the run this morning after allegedly storming a home armed with machetes in ...