Rice work if you can get it on first British crop

THE first rice crop grown in the UK is being harvested after the hottest summer on record.

- By Faye Mayern

Nine varieties including risotto, basmati and sushi rice were planted in the spring as part of a trial to see which crops may thrive in a warming climate.

Two-thirds grew successfully in the newly created paddy fields near Ely, in the Cambridgeshire Fens.