British people have the more prolific boozing habits than any other nationality, a major global study has found, with many people getting drunk once a week.

Britons reported getting drunk an average of 51.1 times in a 12-month period - almost once a week - according to the latest results from the Global Drug Survey.

Researchers based in London surveyed 5,400 people from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and more than 120,000 globally between October 29 and December 30 last year.

The results are published today in the eighth annual report which claims to be the largest drug survey in the world and features 36 countries.

English speaking countries led the way for how often their citizens get drunk, with the USA, Canada and Australia closely following the UK at the top of the global rankings.