Terry Paul

Thank you @jfa_samuraiblue ❤️🤝

Patient attends A&E with a chest infection… standard stuff. Decides to pop outside for a vape and a bit of fresh air because, let’s be honest, the waiting room atmosphere could finish anyone off quicker than the illness. Next minute… casually clocks a bloke acting a bit off outside the maternity ward. Not aggressive, not shouting… just that “something’s not right here” vibe every frontline worker knows all too well. So what does he do? Doesn’t walk away. Doesn’t ignore it. Goes over for a chat. Two hours later… 🧠 Talked down a “lone wolf” terrorist 🎒 Convinced him to open the bag (yeah… that bag) 💣 Found himself staring at a pressure cooker bomb 📏 Asked about blast radius like he’s doing a dynamic risk assessment 🚪 Moved the whole situation away from the hospital entrance 🤝 Built enough trust to keep the bloke calm 🤗 Given him a hug when asked 📞 Got him to agree to call police before he “changed his mind” All while his own phone’s dead and there’s not a single staff member in sight to wave over. Genuinely the most British de-escalation imaginable: “Alright mate… talk to me… what’s going on?” No PPE. No backup. No radio. Just vibes, empathy, and absolute nerves of steel. Meanwhile inside: Crews stacked 8 deep Handover delays hitting biblical levels Someone asking “can you clear please” every 30 seconds And this guy is outside single-handedly preventing a mass casualty incident like it’s just another shift problem. Police turn up, job gets wrapped up, and he just wanders back in like: “Yeah I’m back… still got that chest infection by the way.” Probably still had to wait for discharge as well. Massive respect though. That’s not luck, that’s character. Calm under pressure, compassion when it mattered most. George Medal couldn’t have gone to a more deserving person. Proof that sometimes the difference between a normal day and a major incident… …is just one person deciding to step forward instead of walking away 🚑

I’m asking ⁦@attorneygeneral⁩ Lord Richard Hermer to refer this sentence to the Court of Appeal as an Unduly Lenient Sentence. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@wes_ball @JoshuaGarfield Meeting dragged on...

@JoshuaGarfield @Terrympaul Terry Paul looks tired!

Sixteen years for thee, eight for me. With that, our last Newham Council meeting is done and dusted. We’ve got the good people of Stratford to thank for the chance the serve 🫡 🌹 It ends as it began - in Spoons!

Getting Children’s Services from Inadequate to Outstanding cannot be understated. Sarah has been the best of us.

Delighted that Thamesmead has today been selected as one of the UK’s New Towns! 🏡 This means new homes, jobs and the DLR extension I’ve long campaigned for - transforming connections for our community. I’ll keep working to ensure local people benefit every step of the way.

🌎 Sunderland fan Liam recently went viral after winning the NYC spelling bee in his red and white shirt… So we called and surprised him with his hero, Dan Ballard ❤️

Chuck Norris doing Chuck Norris Jokes! 😂😂

In honor of Chuck Norris's passing, here's some great jokes made from the past decade 😃 Which one is your favorite?!

Chuck Norris reading Chuck Norris facts. RIP LEGEND ⚘️

Chuck Norris didn't join the Marine Corps...the Marine Corps applied to him. Heaven’s streets have always been guarded by Marines. Today, Chuck Norris reported for duty. We mourn the passing of Chuck Norris, a @usairforce veteran, who also became an honorary Marine in 2007 when awarded the title by then Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James T. Conway. Chuck Norris is one of just over 100 individuals to be awarded the title of Honorary Marine in the entire 250-year history of the Corps. Some missions may require a battalion, but this one just requires an Honorary Marine. #USMCHistory #USMC #SemperFidelis

🤣This is a hilarious montage of Chuck Norris jokes. If you think about it, he really was the first 80’s action hero and pretty much started the genre of 80’s and 90’s action movies.

Went on a bit of a rant on telly comparing how Chelsea & Sheffield Wednesday have been dealt with #swfc

📆 Tomorrow... the primer lots of you have been asking for, looking into one of the hottest topics right now: - How much more oil and gas could we get out of the North Sea? - Could Britain be energy independent again? Mammoth screen with LOTS of charts coming your way at 6am

When in Los Angeles recently, I got stopped on Rodeo Drive by this young man from #TheSchoolOfHardKnocks. He seemed so surprised about my answer to paying tax in particular! #MondayMotivation #BillionaireMindset

Labour were elected on a fiscally prudent manifesto. It is what we promised Britain and Matthew Syed is right, we should get back to it.

Tremendous Stratford institution.

@forwardnotback awaiting its review....

Waiting to be fed ❤️

#OnThisDay 50 years ago Tube driver 'Julius' Joseph Stephen was shot dead at West Ham by an IRA terrorist whose bomb prematurely detonated on his train. A plaque was unveiled in 2022 in the presence of his widow and son after a campaign by TfL colleagues buff.ly/C3vpfzC