An emergency call-out prompted by a red flare being spotted above the mouth of the River Tyne turned out to be a pyrotechnic ...

A spokesperson for the brigade said: “The team found that the ‘red’ flare was in fact ‘pink’, and the crew had been helping a couple reveal the gender of their baby.” The boat’s ...

When the brigade arrived, they learned that the flare had actually been pink in colour, and the boat's crew had been helping an expectant couple reveal the gender of their baby. A spokesperson for ...