Visitors on the cruise ships that dock here are greeted by scarlet-red pillar-boxes, and even a roof bearing the red, white and blue union flag.

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Tens of thousands of visitors are expected in Bournemouth for the four-day festival which will see the Red Arrows' nine scarlet Hawks fly three times.

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Red has just announced the Red Motion lens mounting system for Epic and Scarlet motion camera systems that'll eliminate one of their chief snags: the dreaded CMOS rolling shutter.

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The nearby Scarlet is more like a sexy boudoir, stillstartling in Singapore, with its plush purple sofas, mood lighting, red suede dining chairs and chandeliers galore.

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