© Licensed to London News Pictures . 27/06/2018 . Saddleworth , UK . Homes are evacuated and a Major Incident is declared as fire-fighters work to control large wildfires spreading across Saddleworth Moor and towards residential areas in surrounding towns . Very high temperatures , winds and dry peat are hampering efforts to contain the fire , described as " unprecedented " by police and reported to be the largest in living memory . Photo credit : Joel Goodman/LNP