Simone White was one of six people to die in suspected methanol poisoning incident in Vang Viong

Tributes have been paid to “beautiful, kind and loving” British tourist Simone White, one of six people to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos.

Six people have now died after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol in Vang Viong, a town popular with backpackers. These include the Australian teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, an American man and two Danish women aged 19 and 20.