Scotland's two air ambulance helicopters have been suspended following a warning about their safety. Eurocopter, the helicopter manufacturer, issued a safety information notice about its EC135 fleet on Sunday after reports of cracks on the machines.

For more than a decade, the East Anglian Air Ambulance has been saving lives across the region.

The Midlands Air Ambulance spent £6.026 million from April 2010 to April 2011. It received £5.32 million from charities, £640,000 from trading and other smaller sums.