World record hopefor giant pumpkin

A giant pumpkin could be a world-beater when it is weighed at the weekend.

The vegetable, which is the size of a small car, has already smashed the British and European records but could get the world title if it continues to grow. The pumpkin, which has been reared by twin brothers Ian and Stuart Paton, 49, is now weighing in at about 1,652lb as it grows in Lymington, Hampshire.

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