While the cause of the inferno on Tintwistle Moor in Derbyshire is unknown, the government has come under fire as critics warn its rewilding policies may have added fuel to the flames

Images show huge plumes of smoke rising from moorland in Glossop near Wood Head Reservoir, Derbyshire this evening.

Firefighters have been tackling a huge wildfire in the Peak District as the UK sees record-breaking June temperatures