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Almost one in five – 18 percent – of international passengers arriving in Copenhagen are from the UK, while Americans make up 12 percent. This is an increase of four and three percentage points ...
The Palace Backpackers Hostel in Childers, Australia, is demolished, Wednesday, Feb 13, 2002, 18 months after 15 backpackers were killed in a fire at the hostel.
Robert Long: Inside story of the life behind bars of the Childers backpackers hostel mass killer As he once again bids to be released from jail, prison insiders reveal details about the life ...
Childers backpacker mass killer Robert Long has kept to himself in jail while the parole board considers whether to make a “restricted prisoner declaration” against him, which could prevent ...
Palace Backpackers fire 25th anniversary: Childers remembers The sister of one of the victims of the 2000 Palace Backpackers fire has made an emotional return to Childers to honour her lost ...
Father’s outrage as hostel where daughter Holly Bowles drank deadly beverage looks to reopen The family of Australian teenager Holly Bowles — who died after consuming contaminated drinks laced ...
The Nana Backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, linked to the methanol poisoning deaths of two Melbourne teens is promoting free vodka and whiskey shots as it readies to reopen its doors to ...
The father of Holly Bowles, a young woman who died by suspected poisoning in a Laotian backpacker hostel in November 2024, has vowed to ensure the venue is never allowed to reopen.
Nana Backpacker hostel became the centre of international attention in November 2024 after six backpackers, including two 19-year-old Australian women, died after a suspected methanol poisoning.
Travel websites have adverts for a hostel where a suspected methanol poisoning occurred - but it appears to have changed its name.