Record UK watermelon crop hits Tesco

Tesco has forecast a record-breaking crop of UK-grown watermelons.

The supermarket said around 11,000 UK-grown watermelons – the largest yield ever produced in Britain - has exclusively started hitting its shelves.

The fruit was produced by the UK’s biggest watermelon grower, Oakley Farms based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, with the guidance of melon-growing expert

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