I have some good news which I haven't been able to share before - but it comes with a heartfelt plea. I volunteer as a first responder in my community. If there's a medical emergency nearby I get alerted by London Ambulance in the hope I can help until paramedics arrive 🚑

Around this time last year I got an alert for an address less than 5 minutes away from my home. It was a warm summer's day, friends had been over, and at the time I was a proud new dad with a one-month old baby. The alert was for a cardiac arrest. Age of patient: 3.

Last year I helped resucitate a two-year old from drowning after being left unattended in a pool. This summer, as you're putting kids in paddling pools, lakes, lochs, rivers - please don't take your eyes off them for a second

True this. I’ve rescued two kids and it happens silently and quickly, even when plenty of adults are around.

This time last year I responded to an emergency call where a 2 year-old had been left unattended in a pool and started drowning. I helped resuscitate the kid. In the end, and after several weeks in hospital, the child was ok. But please don’t take your eyes off kids around water

Over the weekend, discussed with Rich Preston Trump's newfound toughness on Russia. Skilled Ukrainian diplomacy (and amazing Ukrainian journalists like Myroslava Petsa) helped 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 relations fully recover after that unfortunate meeting in the Oval. But still, Putin brought

“Those dead AJ journalists are among the last eyes that the international community has in #Gaza” BBC News (World) spoke to Michael Lynk about the death of Al Jazeera Journalist Anas Al-Sharif. Take a listen here:

"We warned several weeks ago about the smears that were being disseminated about Anas al-Sharif...that this was likely a precursor to his assassination - and that’s exactly what we’ve seen today.” Committee to Protect Journalists CEO tells BBC News (UK) "This is appalling, devastating news."

"One was shot across the two hips and through the bladder...another child…their spine was injured so that they can’t walk…This child’s basically going to be paralysed for life.” - an American doctor just back from 2 weeks in #Gaza tells the BBC the injuries he treated.

This bank holiday, please don't leave kids unattended in pools, rivers, lochs, lakes...