Hero who stopped hospital bombing: ‘I was just in the right place at right time’

Hero hospital patient Nathan Newby, who talked a “lone-wolf terrorist” out of detonating a bomb in a maternity wing, speaks publicly for the first time about his encounter with Mohammad Farooq ahead of receiving the George Medal for bravery.Mr Newby said the would-be attacker “asked for a cuddle” before telling him to “phone the police before I change my mind”.