{"id":363369,"date":"2026-07-22T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wildfires-continue-to-burn-in-scottish-highlands-as-questions-are-raised-over-response\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T01:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T00:00:20","slug":"wildfires-continue-to-burn-in-scottish-highlands-as-questions-are-raised-over-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wildfires-continue-to-burn-in-scottish-highlands-as-questions-are-raised-over-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfires continue to burn in Scottish highlands as questions are raised over response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EbCLO-XSSl4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Wildfires continue to burn in Scottish highlands as questions are raised over response\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EbCLO-XSSl4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Wildfires are continuing to burn in the Cairngorms; today Scotland&#8217;s First Minister visited the area to thank those involved in the combined effort to tackle it.<\/p>\n<p>The wildfire began last Wednesday in the Cairngorms National Park. <\/p>\n<p>So far, more than 3 square miles of heather and trees have been burned. And some homes, business and campsites in the area have been evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>Questions have now been raised on whether the response was by officials was adequate.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere nearly half of England is in a state of pre-drought &#8211; the Environment Agency has warned.<\/p>\n<p>The recent extreme weather has had a severe impact, affecting water supplies and food production, the National Drought Group has heard.<\/p>\n<p>That came as Thames Water became the latest water company to impose hosepipe bans on millions of its customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wildfires are continuing to burn in the Cairngorms; today Scotland&#8217;s First Minister visited the area to thank those involved in the combined effort to tackle it. 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