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

Methanol – a colourless, tasteless liquid – is extremely toxic. As little as 60ml can be deadly – that’s less than a triple ...

A BRITISH backpacker who went blind after drinking methanol-laced shots in Laos described seeing a “kaleidoscopic light” before his vision went black. Calum Macdonald, 23, was among a ...

A British backpacker left blind after drinking tainted alcohol which killed six fellow tourists in Laos has spoken out about ...

A British backpacker who consumed methanol-tainted alcohol at a hostel in Laos – which claimed the lives of two Australian ...

A British man lost his sight, and six tourists died after drinking methanol-tainted alcohol at a hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos.

It smells no different and it tastes no different from the alcohol that we typically drink,” explained Ashley King.

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

Kuwait has arrested 67 individuals involved in illegal alcohol production after toxic drinks caused 23 deaths. The Interior ...

Calum Macdonald was one of a number of tourists who fell victim to methanol poisoning in the popular tourist destination of Vang Vieng, Laos ...

Macdonald was crossing into Vietnam from Vang Vieng when he first noticed a “kaleidoscopic blinding light” in his eyes.