SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw0:1814 hours agoTerrifying moment pressure cooker exploded - spurting steam and boiling soup across the roomSWNSThis is the terrifying moment a pressure cooker exploded exploded - spurting steam and boiling soup across the room. Onika Ranft, 47, was chatting with her partner Johan Van Zyl, 40, in their open plan kitchen living room when the device exploded just meters away. Daniel's daughter, 13, who wasn't named, was also in the room watching TV at the time of the incident. CCTV shows the pot exploding meters away from Onika and Johan but luckily neither were harmed. According to Onika, the rubber seal in the lid flew out, which caused the explosion. Pressure cookers can reach temperatures of around 250 degrees Celsius - more than twice the boiling point of water. Onika, a revenue manager from Port Alfred in Eastern Cape, South Africa, said: "It could melt your flesh right off. "The amount of pressure that builds up for the whole big pot to leap up like that you can imagine how hot it was. "You know that feeling when you are driving and you just avoid an accident. Your whole body goes ice cold and your legs go numb. That is how I felt." Onika had only been using the cooker for six months after replacing one she had had for 25 years. According to Onika, there were no signs that the pressure cooker was damaged. She said: "On the lid, there is a little square hole that the ring fits over. When the pressure became too much, the seal popped through the hole and the pot took flight. "It had no nicks, cuts or damage." She added: "I grew with pressure cookers. I inherited my mum's and had that for 25 years without replacing the rubber seal. "I just find that older cookware lasts longer."
SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw0:3115 hours agoShocking footage shows bus ploughing into car after impatient driver pulls out into bus laneSWNSShocking dash-cam footage shows the moment a double decker ploughed into a car after an impatient driver pulled out into a bus lane while queuing in busy traffic. Three people had a lucky escape after the bus smashed into the dark-coloured BMW, which then careered into three other cars in Small Heath, Birmingham. Emergency services were called to the busy dual carriageway following the collision at around 3.40pm on Wednesday (13/3). A woman, a teenage girl and a boy were treated at the scene by paramedics but incredibly avoided serious injury. There were no other reports of anyone being hurt. Heart-stopping video showing the bus crash has been viewed thousands of times after being obtained by the Birmz Is Grime blog. Web users questioned who was in the wrong - with many pointing the blame at the BMW driver but others saying the bus appeared to be going too fast. One social media user said: "Cars fault 100%, he shouldn't have pulled into that lane. But why was the bus going that speed in the 1st place?" Another said: "Even tho it looks like the bus was going fast, it was the car drivers fault of going into the bus lane - correct?" A third wrote: "Ok so a car was in the bus lane… big deal. How did the bus driver not see the car??!! Plus the bus was going way too fast." Another put: "How is the bus moving like there is no car in the lane? Even if it's in his lane, u don't just smash the car out the way." One added: "Beemer driver needs to check mirrors." A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a multi-vehicle collision on Small Heath Highway at 3.40pm yesterday. "An ambulance and paramedic officer were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews discovered a bus and four cars had been involved in a collision. "There were three patients: a woman, a female teenager and a male child. "They were all assessed by ambulance staff but did not require hospital treatment and so were given self-care advice and discharged at the scene." A West Midlands Police spokesperson confirmed officers were called but nobody was arrested or seriously injured.
SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw5:3416 hours agoSiblings nicknamed 'spud brothers' become global sensations for their baked potatoesSWNSTwo British siblings nicknamed the 'Spud Brothers' have become a global sensation with fans travelling from all over the world to buy their baked potatoes. Jacob, 28, and Harley Nelson, 21, have seen customers queuing for hours to get their hands on their famous spuds in Preston, Lancs,. after they went viral on TikTok. Since they started posting, people have travelled from Australia, Turkey, Spain, Germany and Amsterdam to their 'tram' in Preston Flag Market, Lancs. The siblings, whose username is @TheSpudBrothers, say 'it's hard' to say how many potatoes a day they make and serve but they often have to turn customers away. Jacob said: "We open at 11.30am and we always have around 30 people in the queue waiting for us to open. "Then it's constant to 3pm so we have to turn people away because the jacket potatoes take around two hours to cook. "We hate doing it and disappointing people, but we have to do it. "We don't even know how many potatoes we can serve in a day, which is bizarre, because it's constantly busy from open to close. "We've had people come from Germany, Amsterdam, Turkey, Spain and Australia come to visit. "We love the support and we are so grateful for people trying our little potato van in Preston so we always try and make it special for them. "We try and serve food and also give people that customer interaction." The business was founded in 1955 by Ernie Rhodes, who then passed it down to his nephew Keith Roberts in 1978. Exactly 30 years later, Keith passed the company to his son, who was also called Keith, but he passed away in 2020. Harley and Jacob's dad Anthony, 57, then took over the business, and the two brothers have served jacket potatoes five days a week. Now punters flock to pick up baked potato meals with a variety of toppings, which sell for around £5 a pop. Jacob, who quit his job as a sales manager to join the business, said: "I actually worked with Keith and it was my first ever Saturday job 14 years ago. "It was always a good business that did well and had a good reputation in Preston. "Nobody in his family wanted to take it on so he spoke to my dad about it because they were good friends and I used to work there. "We just decided to buy the business and made a go of it to keep the legacy going. "It's just insane." The sibling duo serve all types of classic spud toppings including cheese and beans, tuna and coleslaw. They've now added 'Harley's Tram Chilli' as an option, which Jacob says has also gone viral on the …
SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw0:4119 hours agoVillage left covered in bird poo after invasion of tens of thousands of starlingsSWNSA village is being constantly drenched in bird droppings after it was invaded by a flock of tens of thousands of starlings - in scenes compared to "The Birds". Residents have been left in a flap over the 'downpours' of bird poo splattering their area after the starlings began to appear in the skies over Great Gonerby, Lincs. At first, locals were left wowed by stunning sunset displays of clouds of birds swirling overhead - but said it quickly turned into a "nightmare". Since the birds began to flock to the village three weeks ago, they have left behind a mountain of mess, leaving entire cars and homes covered in droppings. Fed-up villagers have been forced to wash their vehicles and windows daily while others are only leaving home with umbrellas for protection from the 'bombardment'. Dad-of-two Drew Hammond, 31, a drainage engineer, who lives with partner Katie Kennett, 32, said: "It was amazing to see at first but the aftermath is terrible. “Our car got completely peppered in it. I’ve watched neighbours wash their car every day. “I have a terrapin in my back garden too, his pond is littered with poo. The kids play equipment we’ve had to cover so they don’t gets plastered as well. “My daughters blind so when she’s not using her cane she uses the hand rails but we’ve had to tell her not to touch things. "Going down the step she uses the railings but all the railings are peppered with poo. She’s an independent little girl and she won’t let us help her. "It was nice at the beginning - but not anymore. It is the first year they have been here since we moved in six years ago and it is a nuisance." The huge swarm often turns the sky black at dawn and dusk as they prepare to feed or roost for the night. Another local Terry Hill, 67, a grandad-of-one, compared the bombardment to scenes from Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 horror film The Birds. He added: "I suppose its nature and you have to accept it but I just could not believe the mess they are leaving. We are getting torrential downpours of droppings. "I've seen people walking down the street with umbrellas on clear days and evenings so they don't get splatted with poo. It's been like something from The Birds." Resident Andrew Comtois 44, added: "It was quite a spectacular sight at first but it soon turned into a nightmare. "Some streets have been completely bombarded with almost like a carpet bombing of bird poo. They have been pooing on people's heads too. "We were told they should move on after a couple of weeks …
SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw0:1219 hours agoMotorcyclist leaps from his bike as it is crushed by a carSWNSDashcam captures a motorcyclist leaping from his electric motorbike at the last minute as it was crushed by a car. The filmer, who is unnamed, said the accident took place in Shandong, China, on March 9 after the motorcyclist skipped a red light. The man was a delivery driver and fortunately escaped unharmed from the accident.
SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw4:0820 hours agoBoeing plane forced to land after fluid is seen spilling from landing gearSWNSThe United Airlines Boeing 777 leaked hydraulic fluid during takeoff before being forced to make an emergency landing. The San Francisco-bound 777-300 took off from Sydney Airport on Monday (12/03). The plane landed back safely two hours later with no injuries reported.
SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw0:1814 hours agoTerrifying moment pressure cooker exploded - spurting steam and boiling soup across the roomSWNSThis is the terrifying moment a pressure cooker exploded exploded - spurting steam and boiling soup across the room. Onika Ranft, 47, was chatting with her partner Johan Van Zyl, 40, in their open plan kitchen living room when the device exploded just meters away. Daniel's daughter, 13, who wasn't named, was also in the room watching TV at the time of the incident. CCTV shows the pot exploding meters away from Onika and Johan but luckily neither were harmed. According to Onika, the rubber seal in the lid flew out, which caused the explosion. Pressure cookers can reach temperatures of around 250 degrees Celsius - more than twice the boiling point of water. Onika, a revenue manager from Port Alfred in Eastern Cape, South Africa, said: "It could melt your flesh right off. "The amount of pressure that builds up for the whole big pot to leap up like that you can imagine how hot it was. "You know that feeling when you are driving and you just avoid an accident. Your whole body goes ice cold and your legs go numb. That is how I felt." Onika had only been using the cooker for six months after replacing one she had had for 25 years. According to Onika, there were no signs that the pressure cooker was damaged. She said: "On the lid, there is a little square hole that the ring fits over. When the pressure became too much, the seal popped through the hole and the pot took flight. "It had no nicks, cuts or damage." She added: "I grew with pressure cookers. I inherited my mum's and had that for 25 years without replacing the rubber seal. "I just find that older cookware lasts longer."
SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw0:3115 hours agoShocking footage shows bus ploughing into car after impatient driver pulls out into bus laneSWNSShocking dash-cam footage shows the moment a double decker ploughed into a car after an impatient driver pulled out into a bus lane while queuing in busy traffic. Three people had a lucky escape after the bus smashed into the dark-coloured BMW, which then careered into three other cars in Small Heath, Birmingham. Emergency services were called to the busy dual carriageway following the collision at around 3.40pm on Wednesday (13/3). A woman, a teenage girl and a boy were treated at the scene by paramedics but incredibly avoided serious injury. There were no other reports of anyone being hurt. Heart-stopping video showing the bus crash has been viewed thousands of times after being obtained by the Birmz Is Grime blog. Web users questioned who was in the wrong - with many pointing the blame at the BMW driver but others saying the bus appeared to be going too fast. One social media user said: "Cars fault 100%, he shouldn't have pulled into that lane. But why was the bus going that speed in the 1st place?" Another said: "Even tho it looks like the bus was going fast, it was the car drivers fault of going into the bus lane - correct?" A third wrote: "Ok so a car was in the bus lane… big deal. How did the bus driver not see the car??!! Plus the bus was going way too fast." Another put: "How is the bus moving like there is no car in the lane? Even if it's in his lane, u don't just smash the car out the way." One added: "Beemer driver needs to check mirrors." A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a multi-vehicle collision on Small Heath Highway at 3.40pm yesterday. "An ambulance and paramedic officer were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews discovered a bus and four cars had been involved in a collision. "There were three patients: a woman, a female teenager and a male child. "They were all assessed by ambulance staff but did not require hospital treatment and so were given self-care advice and discharged at the scene." A West Midlands Police spokesperson confirmed officers were called but nobody was arrested or seriously injured.
SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw5:3416 hours agoSiblings nicknamed 'spud brothers' become global sensations for their baked potatoesSWNSTwo British siblings nicknamed the 'Spud Brothers' have become a global sensation with fans travelling from all over the world to buy their baked potatoes. Jacob, 28, and Harley Nelson, 21, have seen customers queuing for hours to get their hands on their famous spuds in Preston, Lancs,. after they went viral on TikTok. Since they started posting, people have travelled from Australia, Turkey, Spain, Germany and Amsterdam to their 'tram' in Preston Flag Market, Lancs. The siblings, whose username is @TheSpudBrothers, say 'it's hard' to say how many potatoes a day they make and serve but they often have to turn customers away. Jacob said: "We open at 11.30am and we always have around 30 people in the queue waiting for us to open. "Then it's constant to 3pm so we have to turn people away because the jacket potatoes take around two hours to cook. "We hate doing it and disappointing people, but we have to do it. "We don't even know how many potatoes we can serve in a day, which is bizarre, because it's constantly busy from open to close. "We've had people come from Germany, Amsterdam, Turkey, Spain and Australia come to visit. "We love the support and we are so grateful for people trying our little potato van in Preston so we always try and make it special for them. "We try and serve food and also give people that customer interaction." The business was founded in 1955 by Ernie Rhodes, who then passed it down to his nephew Keith Roberts in 1978. Exactly 30 years later, Keith passed the company to his son, who was also called Keith, but he passed away in 2020. Harley and Jacob's dad Anthony, 57, then took over the business, and the two brothers have served jacket potatoes five days a week. Now punters flock to pick up baked potato meals with a variety of toppings, which sell for around £5 a pop. Jacob, who quit his job as a sales manager to join the business, said: "I actually worked with Keith and it was my first ever Saturday job 14 years ago. "It was always a good business that did well and had a good reputation in Preston. "Nobody in his family wanted to take it on so he spoke to my dad about it because they were good friends and I used to work there. "We just decided to buy the business and made a go of it to keep the legacy going. "It's just insane." The sibling duo serve all types of classic spud toppings including cheese and beans, tuna and coleslaw. They've now added 'Harley's Tram Chilli' as an option, which Jacob says has also gone viral on the …
SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw0:4119 hours agoVillage left covered in bird poo after invasion of tens of thousands of starlingsSWNSA village is being constantly drenched in bird droppings after it was invaded by a flock of tens of thousands of starlings - in scenes compared to "The Birds". Residents have been left in a flap over the 'downpours' of bird poo splattering their area after the starlings began to appear in the skies over Great Gonerby, Lincs. At first, locals were left wowed by stunning sunset displays of clouds of birds swirling overhead - but said it quickly turned into a "nightmare". Since the birds began to flock to the village three weeks ago, they have left behind a mountain of mess, leaving entire cars and homes covered in droppings. Fed-up villagers have been forced to wash their vehicles and windows daily while others are only leaving home with umbrellas for protection from the 'bombardment'. Dad-of-two Drew Hammond, 31, a drainage engineer, who lives with partner Katie Kennett, 32, said: "It was amazing to see at first but the aftermath is terrible. “Our car got completely peppered in it. I’ve watched neighbours wash their car every day. “I have a terrapin in my back garden too, his pond is littered with poo. The kids play equipment we’ve had to cover so they don’t gets plastered as well. “My daughters blind so when she’s not using her cane she uses the hand rails but we’ve had to tell her not to touch things. "Going down the step she uses the railings but all the railings are peppered with poo. She’s an independent little girl and she won’t let us help her. "It was nice at the beginning - but not anymore. It is the first year they have been here since we moved in six years ago and it is a nuisance." The huge swarm often turns the sky black at dawn and dusk as they prepare to feed or roost for the night. Another local Terry Hill, 67, a grandad-of-one, compared the bombardment to scenes from Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 horror film The Birds. He added: "I suppose its nature and you have to accept it but I just could not believe the mess they are leaving. We are getting torrential downpours of droppings. "I've seen people walking down the street with umbrellas on clear days and evenings so they don't get splatted with poo. It's been like something from The Birds." Resident Andrew Comtois 44, added: "It was quite a spectacular sight at first but it soon turned into a nightmare. "Some streets have been completely bombarded with almost like a carpet bombing of bird poo. They have been pooing on people's heads too. "We were told they should move on after a couple of weeks …
SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw0:1219 hours agoMotorcyclist leaps from his bike as it is crushed by a carSWNSDashcam captures a motorcyclist leaping from his electric motorbike at the last minute as it was crushed by a car. The filmer, who is unnamed, said the accident took place in Shandong, China, on March 9 after the motorcyclist skipped a red light. The man was a delivery driver and fortunately escaped unharmed from the accident.
SWNSflipped into SWNS Raw4:0820 hours agoBoeing plane forced to land after fluid is seen spilling from landing gearSWNSThe United Airlines Boeing 777 leaked hydraulic fluid during takeoff before being forced to make an emergency landing. The San Francisco-bound 777-300 took off from Sydney Airport on Monday (12/03). The plane landed back safely two hours later with no injuries reported.