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New powers for Scotland must be used to boost its competitiveness after businesses breathed a “collective sigh of relief” at the No vote today.

Both Diageo and Remy Cointreau reported sales that missed estimates, casting doubt over the outlook for distillers as growth slows in emerging regions.

Actor and musician Hugh Laurie is turning DJ to host a blues show for BBC's Radio 2.

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Global drinks giant Diageo is committed to its Irish operations, despite seeing continued “tough market conditions” here, as Guinness maintains its 32% market share.

The growing thirst of emerging markets for whiskey, gin and vodka cheered Guinness and Baileys firm Diageo today as its western markets continued to suffer a debt hangover.

Even though the Ryder Cup at Medinah is only a month away, massive interest has already switched to the identity of the European captain for the 2014 clash at Gleneagles.

Four years after being snubbed by then European captain Nick Faldo, Darren Clarke will return next week to Gleneagles taking the first steps to the 2014 Ryder Cup captaincy.

Pádraig Harrington has his last chance of making the European Ryder Cup team when he travels to Kiawah Island this week in search of a second US PGA Championship.

The maker of Guinness, Smithwick’s, Bushmills, and Bailey’s said its annual growth in Africa is set to accelerate beyond the current 15%, helped by its zero-duty Senator keg beer in Kenya and a strong rise sales of Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff.

A change in Dutch tax rates has resulted in Guinness owner — Diageo — writing off €624 million in deferred tax assets.

Drinks giant Diageo hailed its performance in emerging markets today after profits rose despite sales of Guinness falling again in Europe.

Drinks giant Diageo reported stronger half-year profits today despite a 6% fall in the volume of Guinness sold in Europe over the period.

NEITHER Colin Montgomerie nor any of his three vice-captains would reveal anything about their deliberations before announcing the three Ryder Cup wild card picks at Gleneagles last night.

IRELAND’S greening of the Ryder Cup matches at Celtic Manor in October deepened in hue yesterday not only with Padraig Harrington’s inclusion as one of Colin Montgomerie’s wild card picks but also the call-up for the 29 year-old Italian Edoardo Molinari.

THE bush telegraph was humming in the Scottish Highlands last night with speculation increasing that Pádraig Harrington could miss out on a Ryder Cup “wild card” pick.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON admitted last month that he would be “devastated to miss the Ryder Cup.”

Better news from the UK jobs market and a strong session for financial stocks ensured the London market remained in positive territory today.

JOHNNIE Walker whiskey bottle labels will need to be changed after parent company Diageo announced an overhaul that will see the closure of its last operation in the brand’s home town of Kilmarnock in Scotland.

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is not convinced that the sport will move to a standardised engine.

Mika Hakkinen believes Lewis Hamilton is on the road to delivering a more harmonious McLaren their first title for nine years.

Drinks giant Diageo’s leading spirits brands today helped the Guinness maker to a strong profits performance.

Smirnoff is the most powerful brand of all wines and spirits in the world, according to a new report.

Strong US spirits sales cheered profits at drinks giant Diageo today, but the Guinness maker was again hit by falling sales of the iconic pint in its heartland of UK and Ireland.

CARRAUNTOOHIL measures 3,409 feet; Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains is 2,798 feet high; Mount Snowdon stands at 3,560 feet; Scafell Pike at 3,205 feet and Ben Nevis, is 4,409 feet tall.

The London market sank into the red today after the United Nations said Iran had failed to suspend its nuclear fuel programme before the deadline.

Comeback kid Chris Evans thanked the BBC for giving him a “second chance” after he was named Music Radio Personality of the Year at the UK industry’s equivalent of the Oscars.

The BBC has been criticised by commercial radio’s trade body following the disclosure of the salaries of Radio 2 DJs, with Terry Wogan said to be on £800,000 (€1.2m) a year.

Paul Casey has put himself into the mix at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines in Perth, shooting a four-under-par 68 to sit 11th, four strokes behind first-round leaders Kevin Stadler and Adam Scott on 64.

Sven Goran Eriksson’s agent dismissed a newspaper sting accusing the England manager of taking his eye off the World Cup to try to secure a lucrative managerial career as “disgraceful entrapment” today.

US Open champion Michael Campbell admitted yesterday’s wash-out at the Deutsche Bank Championship had been “a blessing in disguise".

Strong winds meant only three and a half hours’ play was possible on the opening day of the £1.25m (€1.8m) Johnnie Walker Classic in Beijing today.

Haute couture designer Christian Lacroix has restyled Johnnie Walker, the 19th-century dandy displayed on Red Label whisky.

Hollywood star Brad Pitt is to present a show on BBC Radio 2.

Nick Faldo is concentrating on playing his way back into Europe’s Ryder Cup team despite the remote possibility the captaincy might become available again.

Sales of Johnnie Walker whiskey are to be suspended in Taiwan after an ad campaign was viewed to have slated the island's image.

Taiwanese MPs want to punish the makers of Johnnie Walker whiskey for a British ad campaign that some felt maligned the island’s image.

Film director Martin Scorsese is helping to advertise whisky.

Falling profits at Burger King have dented an otherwise upbeat performance from Diageo.

The BBC is to broadcast a programme in memory of Kirsty MacColl.