This "extraordinary, ordinary man", as a judge called him, is today being honoured with a George Medal, the UK's second-highest civilian award for bravery.

He spotted Mohammad Farooq looking upset and agitated outside St James's Hospital in Leeds on 20 January 2023.

He was there to commit mass murder at the entrance to the maternity wing, killing nurses and potentially patients too.

"[He] seemed like he might want a chat or had some bad news, so I went over and asked how it were. And it just went from there really," says Mr Newby.

Farooq, a trainee nurse at the hospital, had a pressure cooker packed with 10kg of gunpowder in a bag and hoped to kill nurses by luring them outside with a bomb threat.

Mr Newby, 35, began chatting to him as he was "fiddling about, swaying back and forth" and initially thought he might be upset about a sick relative.

"He looked out of place; I just went over to see if he was alright. Have a chat, see if I could cheer him up and make him feel better," he says.

Mr Newby - who was receiving treatment at the hospital and still had an IV line in his arm - also noticed a suspicious bag about 6ft away.

Farooq, 28, was far from an anxious family member.

His trial later heard he was a lone-wolf terrorist, inspired by Islamic State, and had chosen his target due to a grievance with nurses on his ward.

"He was watching every nurse come out when they were going for their fags. He was watching this bag all the time," Mr Newby says.

Growing concerned over why the bag was standing alone, he asked Farooq plainly what was inside.

"He ummed and ahhed at first, then told me what were in it - told me there were a bomb in it," he says.

His scepticism disappeared in a heartbeat when Farooq opened the bag and showed him the device - a DIY bomb he'd rigged up while sitting in his car outside the city's Roundhay Park.

"That's when I knew this is real. It were like a pressure cooker - like a slow cooker with wires out the top," Mr Newby says.

'Befriending' the bomber

Worried that shouting or running would panic Farooq into detonating the device, the 35-year-old stayed calm despite the risk to his own life.

"I stuck with him, trying to take his mind off what he wanted to do, get to know him, see if I could change it," he says matter-of-factly.

"You don't have time to think how you're feeling, you just think of people around you."

Farooq had earlier sent a bomb threat by text to an off-duty nurse in the hope of getting people out to the car park - but they didn't see it for nearly an hour.

He had changed his plan and was now waiting for a shift change to go inside and explode the bomb.

As the suicide attacker opened up about the likely radius of the bomb, Mr Newby was figuring out how to coax him further from the building.

"I worked out in my head if I get him to the middle - if he does decide to set it off - it'll just set the doors off.

"It won't take the building out. Less damage and less people."

Playing for time, he tried to form a bond with Farooq by "talking about my issues, his issues, why he were doing it".

"He told me he wanted to get them back for what they've done. I said 'there's ways of doing it mate - this is the wrong way'," recalls Mr Newby.

"Then I twisted it, made him feel better than me... so I looked like the one who had more problems."

But the bomb was still just feet away, and a sudden change in Farooq's mood could have been catastrophic.

Mr Newby knew he had to somehow raise the alarm, but his options were very limited as the grounds were nearly deserted.

"It was just me and him, there were no one there I could send a signal to or anything."

However, he managed to get Farooq to leave the bag near a bench while he spoke to him a few seats further along.

With the terrorist's back to the hospital, he seized his chance when a security guard appeared for a smoke about 10ft away. But agonisingly the man didn't see his gestures for help.

"I were trying to flag him down but he didn't look over. Then he walked away - and it were like back to me and him now," Mr Newby says.

'Can I have a hug?'

Returning to his strategy of trying to occupy the bomber, he was mentally preparing to be there until morning when the hospital got busier. In the end, the stand-off lasted about six hours.

However, the situation took an unexpected turn.

"He asked me to stand up and give him a hug, so I said 'yeah, have a hug mate'. And then he said, 'right, I want you to phone the police before I change my mind'."

Farooq volunteered his own phone as Mr Newby's was out of battery.

But as he entered the pin, it flashed across his mind that he could be playing into his hands and the number might detonate the bomb.

Farooq reassured him - but there was another threat.

When the 999 controller asked him to check if he had weapons on him, Farooq pulled out a gun (later revealed to be an imitation).

"He unzipped his coat and pulled a gun out to me for about three or four seconds," he says.

"[I] grabbed it and twisted it round, pointing the handle towards me. I said, 'look, I don't want to touch that, can you put it down on the bench'."

Armed police soon descended on the hospital, bundling Mr Newby into a van for his own safety and ending his six-hour stand-off with Farooq.

He was found guilty, sentenced last year to a minimum of 37 years, with Sheffield Crown Court hearing how he immersed himself in "extremist Islamic ideology" and wanted to kill as many nurses as possible.

Farooq first planned to attack RAF Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire but switched targets after finding it was too well guarded.

Investigations also revealed a poison pen campaign against colleagues after he had to repeat a year of his course because he was always sick and didn't pass exams.

Nathan Newby's humanity and bravery that night almost certainly saved lives.

He says the danger and potential repercussions didn't hit home until he was back in his hospital bed.

"If I hadn't got that chest infection, got rushed in, and had been at home, he'd have gone for it and I'd be seeing it on the news."

Former home secretary Suella Braverman, who defected from the Conservatives to Reform, wrote earlier on Monday to FA chief executive Mark Bullingham asking for the target to be scrapped.

It was introduced by the governing body two years ago, covering the men's senior team down to the under-17s, with the ambition of reaching 30% of their coaching teams being non-white, or at least 25%, by 2028.

Ms Braverman, who holds the equalities brief for Reform, said the men's team targets were "fundamentally flawed, inherently racist and bad for the game" because "the best coaches should get the job, not because of their skin colour, but because they are the best person for the job".

While she requested a meeting with Mr Bullingham to discuss their diversity, equality and inclusion policies, the governing body responded publicly within hours, defending the diversity plans while agreeing the "best people" would be appointed to jobs.

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An FA spokesperson told Sky News: "Football has the unique ability to break down barriers and bring communities together.

"Through our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (EDI), we aim to ensure the game reflects the full diversity of our nation.

"This means opening up pathways and creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds - including those from historically under-represented groups.

"While we will always take a meritocratic approach by appointing the best people for roles, we also recognise the importance of having a broader range of participants across the sport.

"We are proud that our strategy is supporting the growth of football among men, women, boys and girls from all communities."

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Ms Braverman had said she supports the FA's fight against racism in football.

But she said: "Your DEI strategy does precisely that, it divides rather than unites. It replaces merit with quotas and implements identity politics where teamwork, ability and hard graft should prevail."

Dame Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to take on the Church of England's top ministry, but the first-ever woman to become Archbishop of Canterbury in the entire 1,400-year history of the role.

"Who could fail to see that there is immense significance," Sky News' royal commentator Alastair Bruce said about Dame Sarah's enthronement.

He added: "The fascinating thing about her is that she left school and she decided she wanted to be a nurse. She became a nurse and then England's top nurse.

"Then she left nursing and became a vicar. Now she's England's top vicar. I think this is an immense achievement by any judgement."

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Female archbishop previously 'unimaginable'

The Dean of Canterbury, Very Reverend David Monteith, said the first female archbishop "would have almost been unimaginable even 50 years ago".

Bruce echoed this statement, saying that even at the last election of an archbishop, which was a little more than a decade ago, it would have been "unlikely" if not "fairly unimaginable" for a woman to be chosen.

"I don't think 50 years ago there was even much of a chance of a lady vicar in the Church of England," he said.

But while the new Archbishop of Canterbury will face some of the same challenges as the 105 that came before her, "the job she faces will probably be tougher in many ways" due to her gender.

"There are parts of the worldwide Anglican Communion that don't recognise she is even a priest because she is a woman," Bruce said.

"Her selection has presented its problems. Are we going to see a schism? Are we going to see a division?

"There is this sort of implicit rebellion from different parts of the church that are genuinely not happy. But she handled this very imaginatively."

He said that while she was the Bishop of London, she attended a service in a church where the congregation didn't accept women as priests.

"She understood that they would not want her to play a part, so she just went as an observer. That showed great understanding, sensitivity and leadership," Bruce said.

"She was still there, showing the congregation that she cared about them, even though they didn't respect the fact that she should hold the office she held."

What will the ceremony look like?

The ceremony is the conclusion of a pilgrimage from London, where Dame Sarah was previously bishop, to Canterbury, where she will be "translated" to being an archbishop, according to Bruce.

More than 2,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral, including William, the Prince of Wales, and faith leaders from around the world.

"A mandate from the King, who is the supreme governor of the Church of England, will be read out, instructing the installation of Dame Sarah and her enthronement in the cathedra, which is the bishop's throne," Bruce said.

Dame Sarah's cathedra will be the Chair of St Augustine, which is a stone chair created in the early 13th century.

"She will give a sermon while seated in the cathedra, and there will be singing, dancing, some readings and prayers before she will leave the Cathedral to go to a place called the Buttermarket, where she will give her first blessing to the people of the city and the diocese of Canterbury," Bruce said.

Dame Sarah has invited nurses and carers working in hospitals and hospices in Canterbury to the ceremony.

This won't be her only nod to her former career as a nurse.

"She is going to be wearing the silver buckle from her nurse's belt instead of a morse, which is a metal clasp holding together a bishop's robes. I think that is really meaningful," the royal commentator said.

What role will the royals play?

The King himself, as the supreme governor, cannot be present while his mandate is being read out, the royal commentator added.

Instead, his son William will attend.

Bruce said: "It is appropriate that the Royal Family's most senior representative possible should be present.

"In addition to that, everyone knows that one of the roles of the Archbishop of Canterbury is to be on hand to both guide and then crown a new sovereign, so the link between a Prince of Wales and an Archbishop of Canterbury is pretty profound."

But William won't have a role to perform in the ceremony. "He's merely witnessing it on behalf of the King," Bruce said.

What significance does the ceremony date have?

"I think she's chosen the 25th of March, which is called the Feast of the Annunciation, on purpose," Bruce said.

On 25 March, the church celebrates the appearance of the angel Gabriel to Mary, telling her she will conceive Jesus.

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"Today is nine months before Christmas, so recognising the gestation period, and today is known as Lady Day," Bruce said.

"I think she's chosen it deliberately, because she is also a woman and taking on this great role on Lady Day. Maybe she is even seeking a connection to Mary."

Indeed, the church said the ceremony will reflect the theme of Mary saying yes to the calling of God and how this offers hope for the church and the world today.

Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate, beat Republican Jon Maples, who had been endorsed by Mr Trump.

A mother of three young boys and an army spouse, she runs a fitness community for pregnant and postpartum women in Palm Beach.

She led her campaign on the rising cost of living and limited support for working parents. She said she would focus on these issues if she were elected.

Ms Gregory described being "pretty shocked" and "having a fairly out-of-body experience," speaking to MS NOW after her victory.

Heather Williams, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, declared: "If Mar-a-Lago is vulnerable, imagine what's possible this November."

That refers to the upcoming midterms, when the Democrats will be looking to inflict major damage upon the Trump presidency with potential wins in the House of Representatives and Senate.

Ms Williams went on: "Gas prices are spiking, grocery costs are up, and families can't get by - it's clear voters at the polls are fed up with Republicans."

Voters turn from Trump ahead of midterm elections

Democrats have flipped several state House seats in special elections since Mr Trump returned to the White House more than a year ago.

The president's approval rating is in the high 30s to low 40s, according to Sky News US partner network NBC News, which says the war with Iran has been met with disapproval from the majority of voters.

Mr Trump himself voted by post in the Tuesday election. He was a New Yorker for most of his life but switched his personal residence and voter registration to Florida during his first term.

He spends many weekends at his Mar-a-Lago home as president.

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