Fire crews were called to Norwich Airport after an emergency was declared on a North Sea helicopter.

Crews from Sprowston, Earlham and Carrow were sent to the airport at 1.34pm today (March 15) to an aircraft emergency.

Emergency services received reports that a helicopter needed to come into land urgently due to a technical difficulty.

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Fire crews were on standby for the landing but were not needed once the aircraft landed safely.

A spokesman from Bristow Helicopters, said: "An AW139 helicopter landed at Norwich Airport after crews reported a technical issue.

"Safety is always our first priority and the crew requested priority landing as a standard procedure.

"The aircraft landed normally and is being examined by engineers."