UK set for fourth heatwave as wildfires hit parts of country

People play cricket on a lone patch of green grass surrounded by parched land at Victoria Park in east London (Ben Whitley/PA) - (PA Wire)

A fourth heatwave is expected to hit the UK as wildfires tear through parts of the country.

Homes were evacuated as a blaze swept through the Cairngorms National Park in what Police Scotland declared as a major incident, and emergency crews continued to tackle wildfires in Wales.