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Emergency crews battle blaze as wildfires spread across Cairngorms

Tourist area evacuated and roads closed as Scottish MP calls for end to SNP's 'flawed' muirburn licensing scheme

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Head of News and Business
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Areas of the Cairngorms are now closed to visitors amid ongoing wildfires
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Areas of the Cairngorms are now closed to visitors amid ongoing wildfires

Emergency services in Scotland are working hard to bring under control a wildfire which is currently tearing through the Cairngorms National Park. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has said crews...

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