Albert Schweitzer (14 January, 1875 – 4 September, 1965) was born in France but spent his life in Gabon in Africa. He, who he married Helene Bresslau, daughter of the Jewish, built the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambarene, Gabon. It is an internationally acclaimed leading research hospital working to end the scourge of malaria and serving as a highly regarded training institute for African physicians and scientists. Albert was a German—and later French—theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary in Africa. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952. Mother Teresa (26 August, 1910 – 5 September, 1997) was born in what is now Macedonia but lived in Kolkata in India to serve humanity. She founded the Missionaries of Charity which is now active over 100 countri...

A businessman in South Tyneside has helped to empower a grief-stricken Bangladeshi family. Lalon Amin from Law Top, South Shields, is the North East ambassador for the CAP (community against poverty) Foundation After learning that 13–year–old Sheikh Rajon, was beaten to death in Sylhet, Mr Amin set up an online fundraising page . A post-mortem examination concluded the youngster’s death in July was caused by a brain haemorrhage and found more than 60 wounds on his body, The cash was used to buy Sheikh’s dad Shiekh Azizur Rahman ...