The continued strength of its Scotch whisky brands is powering the growth of Diageo, the world's biggest drinks shows profit growth at 8%.

Strong demand for scotch whisky in the US and Latin America has boosted trading at UK drinks firm Diageo, whose brands include Johnnie Walker.

Whisky brands remained the "key driver" of its global growth, Diageo said, while adding that Guinness continued to perform strongly in Africa.

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