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Eva and Sami (not their real names) fell in love in Paris over coffee and cigarettes, but Sami could not escape the painful memories of his experiences back home during the Syrian civil war. He’d lost his brother, his home and said goodbye to his family before escaping to France. As she listened to his story, she realised that together they had to write it down. Eva has written a novel called The Stray Cats of Homs, based on Sami’s story.
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Jon Potter was inspired by children’s TV legend Mister Rogers to make a year-long commitment to saying yes to anyone who asked him for help. Word quickly spread around his hometown of Pittsburgh and four years later, he did his biggest good deed yet – donating a kidney to a man he met over the internet. He spoke to Outlook’s Troy Holmes.
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Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Harry Graham

Picture: Homs, Syria
Credit: Sami