Guinness maker apologises for toxic spill in UK river that killed fish and wildlife

Fish and other wildlife died in the incident - ((Duncan Ferguson/Spey Fishery Board/PA))

Beverage company Diageo has stated it is "sincerely sorry" after a severe pollution event killed substantial numbers of fish and wildlife along a Moray stream earlier this year.

In May, a chemical believed to be caustic soda leaked into the Knockando burn, a stream flowing into the River Spey.