5 d. ago Major warning issued over giant strawberries sold at Tesco, Sainsbury's and M&S

UK producers of the popular strawberry are warning buyers of the fruit to watch out because this year's 'giant' batch is so big that you 'cannot fit in your mouth'

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5 d. ago Giant strawberries 'you cannot fit in your mouth' are coming to UK supermarkets following an unusually warm and dry British spring

Giant strawberries that 'you cannot fit in your mouth' are coming to UK supermarkets this summer, experts reveal.

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5 d. ago UK households buying strawberries from Tesco, Sainsbury's, M&S and more issued alert

Households are being warned of a so-called 'giant' bumper crop of strawberries in the UK this summer as growers say shoppers may struggle to fit the fruit in their mouths

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6 d. ago ‘Too big to fit in your mouth’: sunny spring delivers crop of ‘giant’ UK strawberries

‘Perfect’ weather conditions produce berries that growers say are between 10% and 20% bigger than usualThe UK’s sunny spring weather has provided “perfect” conditions to produce strawberries so big you “cannot fit them in your mouth”, UK growers have said.With nearly 20 years’ experience, Bartosz Pinkosz, the operations director at the Summer Berry Company, has “never seen anything like it”. The strawberries being harvested this month by the leading grower are whoppers thanks to the combination of lots of sunshine and cool nights. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Erin Patterson murder trial live: ‘probably impossible’ for death cap mushrooms to come from supermarket as they cannot be cultivated, expert tells trial

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha. Follow live updatesKey figures in the mushroom lunch trialLawyer Sophie Stafford asks Dr Thomas May about incidents involving death cap mushroom poisoning.She points to a poisoning that was a subject of a Victorian coroner’s report from May 2024. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Met Office reveals why the UK has seen 'unusual' spell of warm weather

The Met Office has explained why the UK has basked in sunshine this spring

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3 w. ago Nostalgic foodies hail 'dream come true' as beloved 90s sweet is set to return to UK shelves

A sweet treat that was all the rage through the 80s and 90s is making a comeback in UK supermarkets next month - but foodies will need to be quick if they want to get their hands on a packet.

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