Crews continue battle against wildfire

Firefighters are continuing to battle a wildfire that has burned across thousands of acres of moorland since Sunday night.

Nine Scottish Fire and Rescue Service ( SFRS) are at the scene between Melvich and Strathy in Sutherland.

The number of units had been reduced to three on Thursday,.

Helicopters have been used to water- bomb flames burning in“tinder dry” heather and grass and dry peatland.

Fire crews have also been fighting a major wildfire in heather and woodland in Moray.