Leeds man who talked bomber out of detonating device in hospital reflects on experience

A hero hospital patient who talked a "lone-wolf terrorist" out of detonating a bomb in a Leeds maternity wing said the would-be attacker "asked for a cuddle" before telling him to "phone the police before I change my mind". Nathan Newby, who stopped an atrocity through an act of kindness, has been speaking about his encounter with Mohammad Farooq at St James's Hospital in 2023. Nathan has become the recipient of The George Medal for Bravery.