Parts of England experience longest unbroken dry spell this century

A combine harvester cuts a crop of wheat during the evening sunshine on the Romney Marsh in Kent (PA) - (PA Wire)

Central and south-east England have seen the longest unbroken spell of no recorded rainfall this century, forecasters have said.

There has been zero rainfall recorded across the Met Office’s weather stations in both regions for 14 days in a row, from Thursday July 2 to Wednesday July 15, according to the organisation’s latest available data.